Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alibaba Group says repurchased $9.5 billion worth shares in 2023
(Reuters) -China's Alibaba Group said on Tuesday it had repurchased a total of 897.9 million of its shares for $9.5 billion during 2023. The shares were bought in both the U.S. and Hong Kong stock mar...
Jan 02, 2024
Explainer-What will happen to Oscar Pistorius when he is released from jail?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here is...
Jan 02, 2024
Analysis-US fintechs push into fixed-income trading as retail investor interest grows
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - U.S. financial technology companies that popularized amateur stock trading are pushing into fixed income in a bid to capitalize upon growing retail investor interest sparked...
Jan 02, 2024
Tesla extends lead in Norway as EVs take record 82% market share
OSLO (Reuters) - Tesla topped Norway's car sales statistic for a third consecutive year in 2023, extending its lead over rivals despite an ongoing conflict between the U.S. electric vehicle maker and ...
Jan 02, 2024
Weight-loss drugs: Who, and what, are they good for?
By Michele Gershberg (Reuters) - Powerful weight-loss medicines like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy leapt into public view in 2023, from social media to doctors' offices and cocktail parties, offering a new wa...
Jan 02, 2024
Explainer-What other health conditions might weight-loss drugs treat?
(Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways. Both treatments contain the active i...
Jan 02, 2024
Ex-Vitol oil trader heads to US trial on Ecuador bribery charges
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former employee of the world's largest oil trader, Vitol, is set to go on trial in the United States this week on charges of bribing officials in Ecuador to win a $...
Jan 02, 2024
Wall St looks set for subdued start to 2024, Apple dips
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday, setting a somber tone for the first trading day of 2024, as Apple dipped on a report of a broker downgrade and investors pondered if last year'...
Jan 02, 2024
For investors, 2024 is year of transition to a new economic order
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) - Investors appear convinced that major Western central banks are close to a much awaited pivot, from raising interest rates to cutting them. Markets rallied as a result, ...
Jan 02, 2024
No. 2 Washington craves underdog role vs. No. 1 Michigan
The Michigan and Washington programs are familiar with one another from their meetings in the Rose Bowl. They're about to get a whole lot more familiar. They already were scheduled to become conferenc...
Jan 02, 2024
