Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ConsenSys valuation more than doubles to over $7 billion after latest funding
(Reuters) - Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said on Tuesday its valuation had more than doubled to over $7 billion after its latest funding round that included investments from SoftBank Vision Fu...
Mar 15, 2022
Factbox-Who will get the Fed regulation job? Here are some contenders
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Bloom Raskin's nomination to become the top bank regulator at the Federal Reserve was in peril after Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday he wou...
Mar 15, 2022
Ancient sarcophagus found under Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - Archaeologists have found an ancient lead sarcophagus under Notre-Dame cathedral along with fragments of a rood screen, offering a new insight into the history of th...
Mar 15, 2022
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russians over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russians it accused of gross human rights violations and slapped fresh measures on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, incr...
Mar 15, 2022
Meta to hire 2,000 staff for Spanish hub for regional expansion
MADRID (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platform said on Tuesday it will hire 2,000 people over the next five years in Spain, where it will anchor its development plans for the region. The 2,000 employ...
Mar 15, 2022
Screaming pope painting by Francis Bacon goes on display for first time
LONDON (Reuters) - A dark Francis Bacon painting of a screaming pope, said to be the earliest in his series of papal depictions, went on display in London on Tuesday, the first time the artwork has be...
Mar 15, 2022
Austria's OMV to spell out green transition in strategy revamp
By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian energy group OMV will turn the page from its embrace of Russia and could signal a gradual exit from its oil and gas business when it presents ...
Mar 15, 2022
McConnell calls on White House to replace Fed nominee Raskin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called on the White House on Tuesday to replace Sarah Bloom Raskin with a different nominee to become the Federal Reserve's top bank...
Mar 15, 2022
Exxon Mobil loses appeal over climate change probes
By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp's effort to stop Massachusetts and New York from probing whether the oil company ...
Mar 15, 2022
Exclusive-Amazon's demand for $200 million sank settlement talks with India's Future-sources
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Dispute settlement talks between Amazon.com Inc and India's Future Retail failed over the U.S. group's demand for the return of at least $200 million it had invest...
Mar 15, 2022
