Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed's Brainard says economy remains far from goals for employment and inflation
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy remains far from the Federal Reserve's goals for employment and inflation and monetary policy will continue to provide support until further progress has been made, Fed Go...
Feb 24, 2021
Lyft focuses on aged citizens with feature to book rides by call
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc introduced a service on Wednesday that would let users request a ride by call, without needing the app, in a bid to make its ride-hailing service more convenient for senior citize...
Feb 24, 2021
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons programme: South Korea rights group
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been enslaving political prisoners, including children, in coal production to boost exports and earn foreign currency as part of a system directly lin...
Feb 24, 2021
Zimbabwe to buy 1.2 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses from China
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will buy an additional 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China at a preferential price, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman said on Wednesday, after Beijing agre...
Feb 24, 2021
UK will resist EU pressure on banks over clearing: BoE's Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will resist "very firmly" any European Union attempts to arm-twist banks into shifting trillions of euros in derivatives clearing from Britain to the bloc after Brexit, Bank...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. new home sales exceed expectations in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in January, boosted by historically low mortgage rates and an acute shortage of previously owned houses on the...
Feb 24, 2021
India plans new social media controls after Twitter face-off
By Aditya Kalra and Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigation...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. public power/natgas groups urge Biden to cap prices in last week's freeze
(Reuters) - Trade groups representing U.S. public power and natural gas companies urged President Joe Biden to declare a gas emergency for last week's extreme weather and authorize the secretary of en...
Feb 24, 2021
World auditors voice concern at access to Cyprus cash-for-passport scheme records
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A grouping of world auditors say they are concerned that the Cypriot government is limiting examiners' access to records from an axed citizenship-for-investment scheme that critics...
Feb 24, 2021
DTCC proposes one-day settlement for stock trades
LONDON (Reuters) - Global securities settlement house DTCC proposed on Wednesday a two-year timetable for introducing one-day settlement to cut risk in securities transactions in the United States. "B...
Feb 24, 2021
