Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japanese firms want BOJ to keep bond yields, ETF purchases steady - Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Two thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of Japan to curb rises in long-term interest rates and keep them steady, a Reuters poll found, ahead of the central ...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 assault on ...
Mar 17, 2021
Fed's Powell: U.S. leading global recovery, could help lift laggards like Europe
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - The U.S. economy appears set to leave other developed markets in the dust this year with the largest annual growth spurt in decades, new Federal Reserve forecasts indicate, bu...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. judge orders Macau billionaire's early prison release
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng's early release from prison, rejecting prosecutors' argument that Ng's re...
Mar 17, 2021
Biden administration crafting plan to reset U.S. ties with Palestinians: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is crafting a plan aimed at resetting U.S. ties with the Palestinians that all but collapsed under former President Donald Trump, according to an intern...
Mar 17, 2021
Goldman-backed ThredUp looks to raise up to $168 million through U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs-backed ThredUp Inc is looking to raise up to $168 million through a U.S. initial public offering, a regulatory filing by the online resale clothing firm showed on Wednesday. ...
Mar 17, 2021
Britney Spears bids again to permanently get dad out of her personal affairs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Britney Spears will again ask a Los Angeles court next month to make official the replacement of her father as her conservator in a long-running battle over control...
Mar 17, 2021
Polls show Brazil's Bolsonaro faces record disapproval, pressure from Lula
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilians' disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 crisis is at a record high and he may face a tough campaign for re-election next year, according to...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadian Senate passes bill broadening access to medically assisted death
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill expanding the scope of medically assisted death, which would make the option accessible to people with a serious m...
Mar 17, 2021
Texas man arrested near U.S. vice president's residence on weapons charge: Secret Service
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A San Antonio man was arrested near the official residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington on Wednesday and was charged with weapons-related offe...
Mar 17, 2021
