Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany extends military mission in Afghanistan into 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany paved the way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond an April 30 deadline that the United States last year agreed with the Taliban for the withdrawal of U.S. forces af...
Mar 25, 2021
'Important steps' taken toward IMF-Argentina deal: minister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman said on Thursday "important steps" have been taken towards the goal of refinancing the roughly $45 billion the country owes to the Inter...
Mar 25, 2021
Quarter-end rebalancing could present headwinds for Wall Street
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Part of the reason why U.S. stocks are struggling for a second straight week may be quarter- and month-end rebalancing by pension funds, which could also keep...
Mar 25, 2021
Parliament votes to sue EU executive unless it acts fast on rule of law in Poland, Hungary
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday to sue the European Commission unless the EU executive quickly applies new legislation that makes access to billions ...
Mar 25, 2021
Fed's Evans says need patience to allow inflation to rise
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans on Thursday said he is nervous about too-low inflation. A burst of inflation for six months "is not nearly enough... patience is something w...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. lawmakers announce bill to cut toxic metals in baby food
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday whch will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufactu...
Mar 25, 2021
Sun Life CEO-elect says Asia is priority for M&A, won't reduce office space there
TORONTO (Reuters) - Sun Life Financial sees Asia as a priority for mergers and acquisitions and will ensure it has enough capital to deploy for deals before doing buybacks, Kevin Strain, who will beco...
Mar 25, 2021
Turkey starts initial talks to procure Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has began initial talks to procure the Sputnik-V vaccine from Russia, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday, adding Ankara would receive a total of 100 million dose...
Mar 25, 2021
Fighting in town near Mozambique gas hub rages for second day
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Helicopter gunships exchanged fire with suspected Islamist insurgents as fighting raged for a second day around a gas hub town in northern Mozambique, a security source and a ...
Mar 25, 2021
Amazon starts on-site COVID-19 vaccination for U.S. employees
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is rolling out on-site COVID-19 vaccination for its U.S. front-line employees, it said on Thursday, as companies step up efforts to get their workers immunized against the c...
Mar 25, 2021
