Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Futures fall on concerns over rising yields, inflation expectations
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered caution over pricey equity valuations, hitting shares of hi...
Feb 22, 2021
Armenia seeks bigger Russian military presence on its territory
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia would welcome the expansion of a Russian military base on its territory and the redeployment of some Russian forces closer to its border with Azerbaijan after a conflict wi...
Feb 22, 2021
Gaza launches COVID-19 vaccinations, with just 22,000 doses
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza began a limited COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday after receiving doses donated by Russia and the United Arab Emirates, but a wider ca...
Feb 22, 2021
UK shopper numbers rise for fifth straight week: Springboard
LONDON (Reuters) - Total shopper numbers across British retail destinations increased by 6.8% in the week to Feb. 20 versus the previous week, a fifth straight week of rises despite the national lockd...
Feb 22, 2021
Exclusive: From gum to gummies, Beau Wrigley takes pot producer Parallel public
(Reuters) - Billionaire William "Beau" Wrigley Jr is taking cannabis producer Parallel public, in a merger due to complete this summer with Canadian-listed Ceres Acquisition Corp that values the Atlan...
Feb 22, 2021
Don't ignore "lockdown fatigue", UK watchdog tells finance bosses
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at financial firms in Britain are suffering from "lockdown fatigue" and their bosses are not always making sure all employees can speak up freely about their prob...
Feb 22, 2021
Kohl's activist investor group nominates nine directors to board
(Reuters) - A group of activist investors with a combined 9.5% stake in Kohl's Corp said on Monday it has nominated nine directors to the company's board, as it looks to improve profits at the departm...
Feb 22, 2021
Brazil's Petrobras appointed CEO says has no opinion on privatization
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Joaquim Silva e Luna, appinted by Brazil's government to replace Roberto Castello Branco as chief executive officer of Brazil's oil producer Petrobras, said in an interview ...
Feb 22, 2021
Oil producers eye long road to recovery as Texas begins to thaw
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shale oil producers in the southern United States could take at least two weeks to restart the more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd) ...
Feb 22, 2021
Analysis: Mortgage vendor IPO woes reflect U.S. housing market peak
By David French and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Investors fueling an initial public offering bonanza are snubbing many U.S. mortgage providers' stock market debuts over concerns that the sector might ha...
Feb 22, 2021
