Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UBS's Weber centre stage as Santander-Orcel court battle resumes
By Jess Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - UBS Chairman Axel Weber is expected to take centre stage on Wednesday in a court battle that erupted after Spain's Santander withdrew a multimillion-e...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to hold new hearing on social media impact on young users
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will hold an Oct. 26 hearing with tech firms Snap's Snapchat, TikTok, and Alphabet's YouTube about their platforms' impact on young users, a p...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. House to vote on Bannon contempt resolution on Thursday - source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Thursday on a contempt of Congress resolution for Steve Bannon, a long-time aide to former President Donald Trump, a source fa...
Oct 19, 2021
Australia to make permanent company laws allowing virtual AGMs - AFR
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will make permanent rules introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic that allow companies to hold virtual shareholder meetings and electronically distribute documents, the Au...
Oct 19, 2021
Brazilian miner Vale reports Q3 iron ore production of 89.4 million tonnes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA reported third-quarter iron ore production of 89.42 million tonnes, the company said on Tuesday in a securities filing. Nickel production for the quarter w...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. FDA to recommend Pfizer, Moderna boosters for people 40 and older -CNN
New York (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon recommend that persons 40 and older receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 booster shots, CNN reported on Tuesday. (Reporti...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justice rejects challenge to Maine COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday turned away a religious challenge to a requirement that healthcare workers in Maine be vaccinated against...
Oct 19, 2021
Brazil superior court rejects Brumadinho indictments on procedural grounds
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Superior Court of Justice threw out on procedural grounds an indictment of 16 people in relation to the collapse of the Brumadinho dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA, a...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. administers 409.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 409,438,987 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 495,844,635 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Oct 19, 2021
Exclusive: Investor group to pressure utilities on net zero emissions deadline
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of investors with more than $60 trillion in assets under management is preparing to call on electric utility companies globally to move up their ti...
Oct 19, 2021
