Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate readying legislation on semiconductors, Biden says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate leaders are preparing to introduce legislation on semiconductors, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday as the nation wrestles with an ongoing shortage of the c...
Apr 07, 2021
Canadian banks further delay employees' return to offices as COVID cases surge
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) said on Wednesday they are extending work-from-home arrangements for employees to until at leas...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. prepared to consider North Korea diplomacy aimed at denuclearization -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to consider diplomacy with North Korea if it leads to a path of denuclearization, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. At a regular...
Apr 07, 2021
Tiger Woods may have hit accelerator instead of brake in high-speed crash
By Sharon Bernstein and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Tiger Woods was traveling more than 40 miles per hour above the speed limit when he lost control of his car, causing the accident that severely injured...
Apr 07, 2021
Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently made public in a dat...
Apr 07, 2021
'They want us to leave': Russian fines pile pressure on U.S. broadcaster RFE/RL
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court fined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $70,000 on Wednesday for flouting its foreign agent legislation, a move the U.S. broadcaster said was part of ...
Apr 07, 2021
White House says U.S. not discussing boycott of Beijing Olympics
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is not discussing a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to alleged human rights abuses, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wedne...
Apr 07, 2021
ECB speeds up money printing in March, focuses on Germany
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank sped up the pace of its emergency bond-buying programme by 22.7% in March despite a slowdown in the runup to Easter, with Germany the biggest beneficiar...
Apr 07, 2021
Lebanon's President Aoun holds central bank responsible for crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the central bank bore responsibility for the country's financial collapse and for stalling an audit which is a key condition for fo...
Apr 07, 2021
Fed's balance sheet size is far from hitting any constraints: Daly
(Reuters) - The size of the U.S. central bank's balance sheet, now more than $7 trillion, is "far" from hitting any limits, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Wednesday, no...
Apr 07, 2021
