Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bitcoin rises 6% as risk assets rally; Citi says at a "tipping point"
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose nearly 6% on Monday as risk assets rallied after last week's bond rout cooled, and Citi said the most popular cryptocurrency was at a "tipping point" and could become t...
Mar 01, 2021
Amid scramble for COVID-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia
By DANIEL RAMOS, Aislinn Laing and Cassandra Garrison LA PAZ (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, ...
Mar 01, 2021
Payments firm Klarna triples valuation to $31 billion by raising $1 billion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna nearly tripled its valuation to $31 billion in less than six months after it announced on Monday a new $1 billion fundraising round. The new round, w...
Mar 01, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to vote to advance Garland's nomination as attorney general
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday is due to vote to advance Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee, paving the way for the...
Mar 01, 2021
Spotlight moves to U.S. Senate as Democrats push $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats are anxious for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's top priority - his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill - in the next two weeks. Their b...
Mar 01, 2021
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday. Chief ...
Mar 01, 2021
Huawei CFO back in court fighting U.S. extradition
By Moira Warburton and Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will return to a Canadian court Monday for the final phase of the arguments in her U.S. extraditio...
Mar 01, 2021
Pent-up demand driving global factory revival
By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Demand for manufactured goods drove extended growth in factories across Europe and Asia in February, but a slowdown in China underscored the...
Mar 01, 2021
Premier League talking points
(Reuters) - Talking points from the Premier League weekend: MAN UTD STILL FALLING SHORT AGAINST BIG GUNS On the face of it a 0-0 draw away to Chelsea was not a bad result for Manchester United but the...
Mar 01, 2021
Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says security firm
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the coun...
Mar 01, 2021
