Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Investors pile into longer-dated Treasury ETFs as bond yields fall
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Recent price rallies in U.S. government debt drove flows into exchange-traded funds tracking longer-dated Treasuries, according to BlackRock ETF provider iShares....
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Chiefs' Frank Clark charged with felony possession of assault weapon
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was charged in Los Angeles County with felony possession of an assault weapon on Friday and faces up to three years in prison. Clark was arrested on March ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew won't get vaccinated
Just a few weeks out from the Tokyo Olympics, former 100-meter individual medley world champion Michael Andrew said he will not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Andrew, 22, is heading to his first Olympi...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
FTC extends probe of Amazon, MGM deal - source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's deal to buy movie studio MGM for $8.5 billion is headed for an extended probe by the Federal Trade Commission, after a source familiar with the matter said on Frida...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Why were Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti? Experts say they are popular mercenaries
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Highly-trained Colombian soldiers left at a loose end after retirement have frequently been tempted by opportunities to ply their trade ab...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Brazil are seeking a definitive settlement with miner Samarco and it's shareholders, BHP Group and Vale, for damages caused by the ru...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began,...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Biden fires Social Security commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a holdover from the Trump administration, but Saul told the Washington Post that he plans to b...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Canada judge won't allow Huawei CFO to use HSBC documents in U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) -A Canadian judge has denied Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's application to add a trove of documents her legal team received from HSBC as evidence ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail
CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies...
Thomson Reuters Jul 09, 2021