Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Deadly U.S. tornadoes to cost insurers about $3 billion- KCC
(Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Tuesday it expects insured losses of about $3 billion from the swarm of tornadoes and severe convective storms that caused des...
Dec 14, 2021
Investors brace for faster Fed taper, rate hikes next year
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are pricing in a quicker end to the Federal Reserve's bond-buying scheme ahead of the central bank's policy decision on Wednesday, positionin...
Dec 14, 2021
Polish woman tests positive for Omicron in China
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish woman has tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in China, Poland's health ministry said on Tuesday, after Chinese media reported that the first case on...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. diplomat meets top Ukrainian officials amid Russian military buildup
KYIV (Reuters) - Karen Donfried, the United States assistant secretary of state, has met top Ukrainian officials to reinforce the U.S. commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and discuss a path toward dip...
Dec 14, 2021
Hunger lingers for millions of underemployed, low-income Americans
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sofia Suarez, a receptionist at a dental office in Chicago, was out of work for about three months in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a ye...
Dec 14, 2021
UK faces very difficult four weeks due to Omicron, health security agency says
LONDON (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is showing a higher rate of reinfection that other variants and its growth rate is shortening in the United Kingdom, the Health Security...
Dec 14, 2021
EV ride-hail leasing company Hive raises $30 million in funding round
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Electric vehicle leasing startup Hive Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it closed a $30 million funding round to expand its fleet for ride-hail drivers who can otherwise not ...
Dec 14, 2021
Dissident journalist jailed in Vietnam for 9 years for 'anti-state' acts
HANOI (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam jailed a journalist and prominent dissident for nine years on Tuesday for anti-state activities, her lawyers and state media said, in a case that attracted the att...
Dec 14, 2021
Dutch consider early Christmas break for schools to limit COVID-19 spread
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Tuesday said it is considering closing schools a week early for Christmas this year as coronavirus infections remain high and hospitals struggle with a wa...
Dec 14, 2021
IMF urges UK to give non-banks access to liquidity in market crises
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should consider giving 'non-banks' access to its repurchase agreements and government bond operations as a source of liquidity in stressed markets, the International Monetar...
Dec 14, 2021
