Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. factory orders fall in December; shipments rise further
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-made goods fell slightly more than expected in December, but manufacturing remains supported by businesses replenishing inventories. The Commerce Department ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Meta Platforms shorts increase 2022 gains as stock plunges - S3 Partners
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short sellers in Meta Platforms Inc were poised to increase their 2022 gains with the stock's plunge on Thursday after the Facebook owner's weak forecast. With the stock down 22.3...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Portugal to drop COVID test requirement for arriving passengers
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will drop a requirement to present a negative COVID-19 test for air passengers arriving with a valid digital European Union certificate or recognised proof of vaccination, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
French far-right party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen in hospital after minor stroke
PARIS (Reuters) - The co-founder and former president of French far-right party Front National (National Front), Jean-Marie Le Pen, 93, is in hospital following a minor stroke, one of his advisors sai...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Russian cenbank gives Atomyze licence to manage digital financial assets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian central bank has given a local subsidiary of Swiss-based blockchain platform Atomyze a licence to issue and exchange digital financial assets, the bank said on Thursday,...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
KPMG sued for $1.8 billion over Carillion audit
LONDON (Reuters) -A British government receiver is suing KPMG for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.77 billion) over alleged negligence during its audit of collapsed construction giant Carillion, in one of the l...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Factbox-NATO troops and possible reinforcements in Eastern Europe, Baltics
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States has announced plans to send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield NATO allies in Eastern Europe from a potential spillover of the crisis over t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
U.S. to cover cost of over-the-counter COVID tests through Medicare
(Reuters) - People enrolled in the U.S. government's Medicare program can get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free starting early spring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Thurs...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Explainer-Costs of nickel and cobalt used in electric vehicle batteries
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Rising sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and a scramble along the supply chain to secure materials have propelled prices of battery ingredients nickel, cobalt and li...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Death toll in Argentina from contaminated cocaine rises to 20
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - At least 20 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance and almost 50 other individuals have been h...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
