Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nationals sign former All-Star reliever Jeremy Jeffress
Veteran right-hander Jeremy Jeffress will have some work to do to make the Washington Nationals' Opening Day roster after agreeing to a minor league deal with the club Monday, multiple outlets reporte...
Feb 22, 2021
Shale producers see deep freeze hitting thousands of barrels of output
(Reuters) - Permian-focused shale producers Diamondback Energy Inc, Cimarex Energy Co and Occidental Petroleum Corp on Monday said their first-quarter oil output will be hit by a recent winter storm t...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada's parliament passes motion saying China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's parliament passed a non-binding motion on Monday saying China's treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide, puttin...
Feb 22, 2021
Occidental Petroleum posts loss on asset sale
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp posted a larger-than-expected loss of $731 million on Monday on an asset sale in the Permian Basin. The company reported fourth quarter financial results ...
Feb 22, 2021
San Francisco backpedals on controversial plan to rename schools
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - San Francisco's education chief has halted plans to rename 44 of the city's public schools, a move that infuriated parents barred by COVID-19 restrictions from sending thei...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 deaths fall for third week as cases see steep drop
(Reuters) - Deaths from COVID-19 in the United States fell for a third straight week last week, as cases and hospitalizations both showed steep drops. The positive trends come as the U.S. death toll f...
Feb 22, 2021
Ten-year Treasury yield catching up to S&P 500 dividend
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - A historically hefty advantage that the S&P 500 dividend yield has held over the benchmark U.S. Treasury note is on the verge of disappearing, a year after the collapse i...
Feb 22, 2021
Delays rattle asylum seekers waiting in Mexico as hopes of quick U.S. entry fade
By Ted Hesson and Laura Gottesdiener MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States abruptly canceled plans on Monday to bring asylum seekers into Texas at two ports of entry, dashing the hopes of hu...
Feb 22, 2021
U.S.'s Blinken stresses two-state solution to Palestinian conflict in call with Israeli minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Israeli counterpart on Monday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was best for the future of Israel, th...
Feb 22, 2021
White House working to fix federal COVID vaccine tracking system, says official
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is working to correct problems with the federal system for tracking the shipment and administration of COVID-19 vaccines after state officials said it was not accuratel...
Feb 22, 2021
