Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Treasuries' selloff give European stocks an edge
By Julien Ponthus and Thyagaraju Adinarayan (Reuters) - The selloff in U.S. Treasuries may finally give the bourses of Frankfurt, Paris or Milan a decisive edge for 2021 after five straight years of u...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Etsy not thinking of accepting bitcoin right now: CEO
(Reuters) - Etsy Inc Chief Executive Officer Josh Silverman said on Friday the e-commerce retailer is not thinking about accepting bitcoin as a form of payment right now, saying more people need to bu...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Malaysia's Ambank to pay government $700 million in 1MDB-linked settlement
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian banking group AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank) will pay 2.83 billion ringgit ($699 million) to the government to settle claims related to a multi-billion-dollar financi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Bulgarian villagers get COVID shots amid delays, shortages
By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Stoyan Nenov OGNEN, Bulgaria (Reuters) - When Veselin Mirchev, the mayor of a tiny village in southeastern Bulgaria, got a call to say that medics could come to vaccinate the ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Venezuela opposition says police illegally detain ex-legislator
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan police special forces unit has illegally detained former legislator Gilberto Sojo, an ally of opposition leader Juan Guaido, the opposition said. The unit, known as FA...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Canada's drug regulator approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, the third inoculation to get a green light and paving the way for health authorities to accelerate Canada's laggi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Increase equity exposure, suggest global funds amid selling frenzy: Reuters poll
By Tushar Goenka and Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The bull-run in stocks has at least another six months to go, according to Reuters polls of fund managers, who recommended increasing equity expo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Georgians take to the streets to protest at opposition leader's detention
TBILISI (Reuters) - Hundreds took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday to demand the release of opposition leader Nika Melia, after his detention threatened to intensify a politica...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Volkswagen expects strong rebound in sales, deliveries in 2021
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen, the world's second-largest carmaker, on Friday said it expects revenues and deliveries to rebound strongly in the current year, shrugging off the impact of the corona...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
Biden weighs path forward for $15 minimum wage after Senate roadblock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is still committed to raising the U.S. minimum wage to $15 after a key Senate referee ruled the provision could not be included in the COVID-19 relief bill, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2021
