Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru court bars four Repsol execs from leaving the country in wake of oil spill
LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian judge on Friday barred four executives from Spanish energy firm Repsol SA from leaving the country for 18 months, as prosecutors investigate the cause of an oil spill invol...
Jan 28, 2022
In Italy, COVID wards filled with unvaccinated elderly people as Omicron swept nation
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant swept Italy late last year, it was unvaccinated elderly people and those who had not had a booster dose four or more months after their initia...
Jan 28, 2022
US EPA finalizes rule extending refinery compliance deadline for biofuel laws
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced it had finalized a rule that would give oil refiners more time to comply with biofuel blending manda...
Jan 28, 2022
U.S. consumer spending falls in December; inflation increases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending fell in December, suggesting the economy lost speed heading into the new year amid snarled supply chains and raging COVID-19 infections, while annual infl...
Jan 28, 2022
Italy fails to elect new president at fifth ballot -Reuters count
ROME (Reuters) - A fifth round of voting for Italy's new president failed to produce a winner on Friday, according to a Reuters calculation of the ongoing count. Centre-right parties had tried to push...
Jan 28, 2022
Apple shares hold up to tech rout on strong results, metaverse tease
By Akash Sriram and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares rose nearly 3% on Friday after the iPhone maker reported blockbuster results and teased its metaverse ambitions, holding out against a r...
Jan 28, 2022
England's COVID R number drops again - UKHSA
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated range of England's COVID-19 reproduction "R" number has fallen to between 0.7 and 0.9, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday, adding that the number of cases ea...
Jan 28, 2022
Robinhood shares slump to lowest level since IPO
(Reuters) - Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc fell more than 14% and were set to open Friday's session at their lowest level since the stock's IPO in July after the commission-free brokerage posted a qu...
Jan 28, 2022
Fuel demand rebound powers Phillips 66 profit beat
(Reuters) - Phillips 66 posted quarterly earnings almost a dollar more than Wall Street estimates on Friday, as the U.S. refiner capitalized on mounting demand for fuel due to a loosening up of corona...
Jan 28, 2022
Eli Lilly expects FDA to decline expanded use of Olumiant for eczema
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday it expects the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to decline the approval of expanded use of its rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant as a treatment for adults...
Jan 28, 2022
