Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. FTC seeks comments on how benefits managers affect small pharmacies
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it was seeking public comment on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) affect smaller pharmacies and consumers, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro disauthorizes vice president who condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disauthorized his Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Thursday for saying that Brazil opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mourao earlier on T...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
New Zealand retail sales rise in Q4 2021
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand retail sales volumes rose a seasonally adjusted 8.6% in the fourth quarter of 2021, data from Statistics New Zealand showed on Friday, compared to a drop of 8.1% in ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Canada's Alberta province forecasts 2022/23 budget surplus as oil prices soar
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's biggest oil-producing province Alberta is expecting its first budget surplus since 2014/15, Finance Minister Travis Toews said on Thursday, as soa...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Star witness against ex-Goldman banker says wives used to disguise 1MDB kickbacks
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Goldman Sachs bankers concocted a scheme involving their wives to conceal kickbacks they received for helping to loot Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, one o...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
UK's Harry and Meghan win NAACP's President's Award for public service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will be awarded the NAACP's top honor for distinguished public service, the civil rights organization said on Thursday. The couple, who ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Mexico's Televisa posts 8.6% dip in Q4 net profit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Grupo Televisa, Mexico's largest broadcaster, reported on Thursday an 8.6% dip in net profit in the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The company pos...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Russian central bank pledges support to sanctions-hit banks, promises to honor forex deposits
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank is ready to support banks hit by Western sanctions, it said on Friday, promising to provide them with rouble and foreign exchange liquidity while saying claims...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Brazil's Vale beats 4th-quarter profit estimates
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale reported on Thursday a fourth-quarter net profit of $5.4 billion, above analyst forecasts of $4.70 billion. The company reported adjusted earnings before int...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
Golf-Norman accuses PGA Tour of bully tactics over Saudi league
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Greg Norman, the frontman for the proposed Super Golf League, on Thursday accused PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan of "bullying" and stressed that he cannot legally ban pl...
Thomson Reuters Feb 24, 2022
