Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. post-trade group proposes shortening stock settlement cycle
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The main processor for U.S. stock trades said on Wednesday it supports an effort to shorten the settlement cycle for securities to help reduce market risk, an area...
Feb 24, 2021
Syria's health ministry denies local report on Chinese vaccine arrival
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's healthy ministry denied on Wednesday a newspaper report that said Chinese coronavirus vaccinations had arrived in the country and were being distributed nationwide. Al Wat...
Feb 24, 2021
Dutch report record catch of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Customs authorities in Hamburg and Antwerp have seized a record haul of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the Netherlands in two raids this month, Dutch prosecutors sai...
Feb 24, 2021
IMF chief urges strong G20 action to reverse 'dangerous divergence' in global economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Group of 20 countries should take strong policy actions to reverse a "dangerous divergence" that threatens to leave most developing economies languishing for years, the head of ...
Feb 24, 2021
Senate committee vote on Biden budget pick Tanden postponed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee postponed the Wednesday hearing for President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, suggesting further challenges for Neera Tanden. Th...
Feb 24, 2021
Portugal to share COVID-19 shots with its former colonies in Africa, East Timor
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will send 5% of its COVID-19 vaccine shots to a group of Portuguese-speaking African countries and to the tiny nation of East Timor in the second half of the year, Foreign ...
Feb 24, 2021
Frankfurt prosecutor looking into BaFin handling of Wirecard
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Frankfurt prosecutors are looking into the handling of Wirecard by Germany's financial watchdog BaFin, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. Prosecutors and ...
Feb 24, 2021
Workhorse requests more information from USPS on award decision
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Workhorse Group Inc said on Wednesday it had requested more information from the U.S. Postal Service after it lost a multibillion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Defense ...
Feb 24, 2021
Outlook for airlines deteriorating in 2021: IATA
LONDON (Reuters) - Global airline industry body IATA warned that the outlook for airlines had weakened since its December forecasts, and due to tightening travel restrictions it now expected the secto...
Feb 24, 2021
NRA sues New York attorney general, says she wants to destroy 'political enemy'
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association filed a countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying she lacks authority to invoke state laws governing n...
Feb 24, 2021
