Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Countries weigh need for booster COVID-19 shots
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Many countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but there is no consensus among scientists that they are necessary and the World Health Organization wants t...
Nov 18, 2021
Crypto startup Gemini valued at over $7 billion after latest fundraise
(Reuters) - Gemini said on Thursday it had raised $400 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Morgan Creek Digital that valued the startup at $7.1 billion, becoming the latest crypto company to ...
Nov 18, 2021
Robinhood, others win dismissal of meme stock 'short squeeze' lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Robinhood Markets Inc and other brokerages of wrongly preventing retail investors from buying fast-rising "meme stocks," trigg...
Nov 18, 2021
Romania's Liberals, rival leftists pledge to have new cabinet by Nov. 25
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling Liberals and their former rivals, the leftist Social Democrats, will have a coalition government installed within a week, party leaders said on Thursday, even th...
Nov 18, 2021
Liberty's Betnijah Laney recovering after knee surgery
New York Liberty guard/forward Betnijah Laney is recovering after arthroscopic surgery on her left knee. The 2021 WNBA All-Star had the procedure Wednesday with Drs. Riley Williams and Benedict Nwachu...
Nov 18, 2021
UBS to pay $55.7 million to settle Belgian tax evasion case
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS agreed to pay 49 million euros ($55.7 million) to settle a case of alleged tax evasion dating back to the period of 2005 to 2013, Belgian prosecutors said on Thursday...
Nov 18, 2021
Salad chain Sweetgreen valued at $5.5 billion as shares soar in New York debut
(Reuters) -Shares of Sweetgreen Inc surged 86% in their stock market debut after an upsized initial public offering, valuing the salad chain at $5.53 billion. The Los Angeles, California-based company...
Nov 18, 2021
Helen Mirren to get SAG lifetime honor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britain's Helen Mirren will get a lifetime achievement award from her fellow actors at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards ceremony next year, organizers said on Thursday. Mir...
Nov 18, 2021
Canadian police set to remove indigenous protesters at site of disputed pipeline
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police on Thursday prepared to remove indigenous protesters from the site of TC Energy Corp's Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, a development...
Nov 18, 2021
Biden says U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. "Something we're considering," Biden said when asked if the ...
Nov 18, 2021
