Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada's Captain Clutch leads quietly from the front
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Twelve years after earning a place in Canadian hearts with a gold medal effort on home ice at the Vancouver Olympics, Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has quietly ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Futures slide on fears of potential Russian attack on Ukraine
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell nearly 1% on Monday, pointing to a fresh round of declines on Wall Street with investors rattled by warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time. The...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Britain cracks down on 'buy now pay later' firms
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's financial watchdog said on Monday it had told four 'buy now pay later' firms (BNPL) to change their contracts after identifying "potential harms" to consumers....
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
High hopes that tourism will steady Turkey's economy
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tourism in Turkey is set to return to near pre-pandemic levels this year, boosting the crisis-hit economy with the help of a recent currency crash that has made ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Eileen Gu's China choice pays off... for now
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - When Eileen Gu won Olympic gold in the Big Air, sales of her red Anta ski suit, complete with slipdrag reduction technology, surged 20-fold on Chinese e-commerc...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Britain fines JD Sports, Footasylum as CEO meetings breach order
By Sachin Ravikumar (Reuters) -Britain fined sportswear retailers JD Sports and Footasylum on Monday, saying meetings between their bosses breached an order that barred the two merged companies from i...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Kremlin hopes Valieva and her teammates will be awarded gold medal soon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said it hoped Russia's Kamila Valieva and her Olympic figure skating teammates would soon be awarded their gold medal, after sport's top court cleared the teen...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Kremlin does not view Ukraine envoy's NATO comments as official change in Kyiv's position
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said it did not view comments from Kyiv's envoy to London as signalling an official change in Ukraine's position on wanting to join NATO, but said it would sig...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 409.92 million, death toll at 6,182,383
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 409.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,182,383 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Goggia aims for repeat in downhill
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - Italy's Sofia Goggia is aiming to become only the second woman to win back-to-back Olympic golds in women's downhill in Tuesday's race on "The Rock" after a h...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
