Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Gold bars held by the top 10 gold ETFs
LONDON (Reuters) - Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the most popular ways to invest in gold. Shares represent gold bars held in vaults and are easy to buy and sell, freeing investors from the h...
Mar 31, 2022
As good as gold? Bullion funds grapple with ethical investing
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Want to invest in ethical gold? It's harder than it looks. A push by investment funds to avoid bullion from unethical sources by buying newly made bars is limited in...
Mar 31, 2022
Burkina Faso minister: 36 months "realistic" for transition to democracy
(Reuters) - Burkina Faso's foreign minister said on Thursday a 36-month period of transition to democracy proposed by the country's military junta was "realistic" given its stated objective to restore...
Mar 31, 2022
Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it 'blackmail'
By Joseph Nasr and Mark Trevelyan BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut, a m...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. House panel to hold hearing on Postal Service EV plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee said Wednesday it will hold an April 5 hearing on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) electric vehicle purchase plans as lawmakers push for ...
Mar 31, 2022
U.N. launches group to hold companies to account for net-zero pledges
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday announced the members of an expert group that will scrutinize corporate pledges to achieve net-zero emissions, an effort to p...
Mar 31, 2022
Hundreds in U.S. Congress urge Raimondo, Tai to include Taiwan in Indo-Pacific pact
By Michael Martina and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two hundred members of Congress urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to include Taiwan ...
Mar 31, 2022
Rare upsurge in bird flu makes for worst-ever crisis in France
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - France is facing its worst bird flu crisis in history as a rare rebound in outbreaks of the highly contagious virus reached the country's largest poultry pro...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. to release 1 million bbl of oil per day from strategic reserve over next 6 months - statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced a plan to release 1 million barrels of oil a day from the strategic petroleum reserve over the next six months, t...
Mar 31, 2022
Louisiana Republicans override governor's veto, enact new congressional map
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards' veto of a new congressional map, ensuring the state will maintain only a single ma...
Mar 31, 2022
