Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bitcoin rises to three-year peak, all-time high in sight
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose to a three-year high of $18,600 on Friday, up 4.5% on the day and close to its all-time high of just under $20,000. Bitcoin has gained over 16% so far this week - its b...
Nov 20, 2020
Canada COVID-19 daily cases could soar by end-2020, say medical officials in grim forecast
OTTAWA (Reuters) - New daily cases of COVID-19 in Canada could soar to 60,000 by the end of the year, up from less than 5,000 now, if people increase their daily contacts, the country's top medical of...
Nov 20, 2020
New York judge reduces J&J damages award in baby powder case to $120 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge has reduced to $120 million from $325 million a damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson to a woman who blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using t...
Nov 20, 2020
Investors bet on credit deterioration on Treasury-Fed divide
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of U.S. corporate debt fell on Friday morning as investors bet that credit conditions could deteriorate if key pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve are allow...
Nov 20, 2020
Vatican asks Instagram to investigate mysterious papal ‘like’ of model
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Friday that it had asked Instagram to investigate how a "like" attributed to Pope Francis' official account ended up on a photo of a scantily clad Brazilia...
Nov 20, 2020
Mnuchin says Main Street U.S. companies need grants, not loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday defended his decision to end several of the Federal Reserve's key pandemic lending programs on Dec. 31, saying Congress should u...
Nov 20, 2020
Gunman takes up to nine people hostage in Georgia capital Tbilisi: police
TBILISI (Reuters) - An unidentified gunman took up to nine people hostage at a microfinance organisation in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday, the police said. It was not immediately clear what t...
Nov 20, 2020
Ogier puts off retirement and opts to stay at Toyota
(Reuters) - Six times world rally champion Sebastien Ogier announced on Friday he had shelved retirement plans and signed up for another year with Toyota after a COVID-19 affected 2020 season. The 36-...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian dollar adds to weekly gain as retail sales climb
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as domestic data showed a stronger-than-expected increase in September retail sales, with the currency addin...
Nov 20, 2020
In first review, EU comes clean on military failings
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union acknowledged on Friday that it lacks the capabilities to meet its goal - pushed most strongly by its biggest members - to become a standalone mi...
Nov 20, 2020
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