Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. new home sales rise to near 14-year high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased to their highest level in nearly 14 years in August, suggesting the housing market continued to gain momentum even as the economy...
Sep 24, 2020
British Olympians call on government to prioritise environment
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 300 British Olympians have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the government to prioritise tackling environmental issues in the wake of the C...
Sep 24, 2020
ECB’s Lane says containing virus is priority
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Containing the coronavirus must be a priority for policymakers as a surge in infections would damage consumer and investor confidence in the economy, the European Central Bank's ...
Sep 24, 2020
McConnell vows orderly transition of power after U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said there would be an "orderly" transition following the Nov. 3 presidential election, one day after Trump declined to...
Sep 24, 2020
Doping: CAS overturn life bans handed to three Russian biathletes
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday overturned life bans handed to Russian biathletes Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova and Olga Zaytseva, who were stripped of their medals fo...
Sep 24, 2020
Wealthy Britons step up citizenship shopping to thwart Brexit
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British entrepreneurs looking to "buy" citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, investment migrat...
Sep 24, 2020
Fed’s Rosengren says U.S. a long way from maximum employment and 2% inflation target
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy is far from maximum employment or 2% inflation, and interest rates will stay low for several years, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said on Thursday. ...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. to announce more Iran sanctions on Thursday, top envoy says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will slap new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and entities including a judge who sentenced Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari to death, U.S. Special Repr...
Sep 24, 2020
Seadrill, Sapura latest firms targeted in Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian and Dutch police executed dozens of search warrants on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe into offshore oil rig company Seadrill Ltd and Mala...
Sep 24, 2020
New York sues Becton Dickinson unit over surgical mesh devices, consent judgment expected
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing Becton Dickinson and Co's CR Bard unit of concealing the risks of surgical mesh devices. A consent judgment is exp...
Sep 24, 2020
