Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin did not support staying in Afghanistan "forever"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a congressional committee on Wednesday that he had not supported keeping troops in Afghanistan "forever." He also told a House of Rep...
Sep 29, 2021
GM CEO Barra named chair of Business Roundtable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday was named chair of the Business Roundtable, an influential group of U.S. business leaders, the automaker confirmed. Barra ...
Sep 29, 2021
United Airlines CEO says vaccine mandate won't impact operations
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines does not expect its vaccine mandate to impact the company's operations, Chief Executive Scott Kirby told CNBC on Wednesday. The comments came a day after the airlin...
Sep 29, 2021
Wall Street firms dust off plans as debt limit talks go to the wire
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street firms are sounding alarm bells and dusting off contingency plans as fears grow that Congress may fail to reach a deal to raise t...
Sep 29, 2021
Romanian truckers, hit by taxes at home, tempted by British jobs
By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) - For 32-year-old Romanian international trucker Nicolae, Britain's driver crisis could be just what he needs to keep his small business afloa...
Sep 29, 2021
Exclusive-Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell - document
By John O'Donnell and Rupam Jain FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the Taliban took control of the country, accord...
Sep 29, 2021
Senate working to fund gov't until early December, avoid shutdown -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate could act as early as Wednesday to fund federal agencies until early December and prevent a government shutdown, moving...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. pending home sales race to seven-month high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rebounded to a seven-month high in August, but higher prices amid tight supply are slowing the housing market momentum. The National...
Sep 29, 2021
German Greens co-leader says talks with FDP on coalition were good
BERLIN (Reuters) - The co-leader of Germany's Greens said on Wednesday that preliminary talks with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) had been good and that the Social Democrats (SPD) were her ecol...
Sep 29, 2021
Czech Prime Minister Babis: EU should cap prices of emissions allowances
USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Wednesday the European Union should cap the prices of emissions allowances and wants EU leaders to discuss the situ...
Sep 29, 2021
