Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil central bank hikes interest rates, eyes return to 'neutral' rate
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank delivered its third consecutive interest rate increase of 75 basis points on Wednesday and, in an attempt to prevent inflation expectations...
Jun 16, 2021
Staples CEO Alexander Douglas to step down
(Reuters) - Office supplies retailer Staples said on Wednesday its chief executive officer, Alexander Douglas, would step down from his role and be replaced by executive chairman John Lederer on an in...
Jun 16, 2021
Pfizer's rheumatoid arthritis drug shows benefit in COVID-19 pneumonia
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday its oral rheumatoid arthritis drug Xeljanz reduced death or respiratory failure in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with pneumonia in Brazil, meeting the study's...
Jun 16, 2021
Firing arrows, indigenous people in Brazil protest bill curtailing land rights
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Several hundred indigenous Brazilians protested outside the Congress building in Brasilia on Wednesday against a bill backed by the country's farm sector that would limit recognit...
Jun 16, 2021
Golf-U.S. Open crowds limited despite California reopening
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. Open attendance is expected to top out at about 13,000 each day, barely 25% of the numbers at Torrey Pines when it previously hosted the tournament in...
Jun 16, 2021
Brazil reports 2,997 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours -health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 95,367 new cases of coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 2,997 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The South American country has...
Jun 16, 2021
Reaction to Biden-Putin summit ranges from 'positive' to 'disturbing'
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at their first summit on Wednesday to hold talks on arms control and cybersecurity. Here is some reaction to their bila...
Jun 16, 2021
'Meme' stock prices may not properly reflect demand -NYSE president
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prices of so-called meme stocks may be distorted because the majority of trades in those names are executed away from public exchanges where share price format...
Jun 16, 2021
French businessmen aim to set up 150 million euro SPAC
PARIS (Reuters) - French businessmen Marc Menas, Michal Benabou and Charles-Hubert de Chaudenay, along with investors MACSF Epargne Retraite and IDI, said on Wednesday they plan to list a 150 million ...
Jun 16, 2021
Putin did not commit to renew Syria cross-border aid access -U.S. official
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden did not secure a commitment from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday to renew a U.N. cross-border aid operation into Syria, a senior admin...
Jun 16, 2021
