Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed's Kaplan says labor market still far from maximum employment
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy is still in the "teeth" of the pandemic, the labor market is far from full employment, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said Friday. While the distribut...
Feb 12, 2021
Texans agree to release DE J.J. Watt
The Houston Texans are parting with All-Pro defensive end J.J. after he asked for his release. The team announced the decision on Friday after Watt posted a video on social media. "I have sat down wit...
Feb 12, 2021
Twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey retire from NFL
Twins Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Pouncey are retiring from the NFL. The announcement was made on Friday by Ramon Foster, a former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate of Maurkice Pouncey. "It's my honor that m...
Feb 12, 2021
Yellen urges G7 to "go big" on stimulus, says U.S. committed to multilateralism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged G7 finance leaders to "go big" with additional fiscal stimulus and told them that the Biden administration was committed to ...
Feb 12, 2021
Colombia armed groups turn forcibly recruited children into 'war machines': government
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Illegal armed groups in Colombia are using forcibly recruited children and adolescents as "war machines" and sexual slaves amid ongoing internal conflict in the...
Feb 12, 2021
Overflowing Czech hospitals seek patient transfers as 'UK variant' rages
By Robert Muller NACHOD, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Jan Mach had coped with his eastern Czech district hospital's COVID-19 wards filling up - until 22 new arrivals on Monday alone were too much and he...
Feb 12, 2021
Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters ask U.S. Supreme Court to delay extradition to Japan
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for two men accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while awaiting trial on financial charges have asked the U.S. Supr...
Feb 12, 2021
SoftBank-backed Coupang reveals revenue surge ahead of U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, on Friday filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, hoping to cash in on strong demand for high-g...
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. consumer sentiment ebbs in February despite additional stimulus hopes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell in early February amid growing pessimism about the economy among households with annual incomes below $75,000, even as the government i...
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. blacklisting of Yemen's Houthis to be lifted on Feb. 16: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that he will revoke - effective Feb. 16 - designations of Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization ...
Feb 12, 2021
