Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What will it be like when we go back to the office?
(Reuters) - If absence makes the heart grow fonder, what will a pandemic sabbatical do to our feelings about the office? We may miss the way we set up our cubicle, recall fondly the water cooler conve...
Feb 25, 2021
Analysis: Micro-cap stock surge shows investor risk taking, GameStop effect
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the biggest winners on U.S. stock exchanges so far this year have been their smallest members, partly fueled by the GameStop effect, but their gains cou...
Feb 25, 2021
Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use, the government said on Thursday, a move it hopes will help impoverished farme...
Feb 25, 2021
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny moved from Moscow prison: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved from a prison in Moscow, his lawyer said on Thursday, a move that may mean he is being moved to a prison camp outs...
Feb 25, 2021
Chevron launches $300 million fund to focus on low-carbon technology
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp on Thursday said it had launched a $300 million fund focused on low-carbon technology, as traditional global oil and gas firms attempt to invest more in green energy and tackl...
Feb 25, 2021
UK lowers COVID-19 alert status as pressure on hospitals eases
LONDON (Reuters) - The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom lowered their COVID-19 alert level on Thursday, citing a gradual reduction in pressure on the health service. "Following advice from...
Feb 25, 2021
Microsoft facing issues with Teams livestreaming
(Reuters) - Microsoft Inc said on Thursday it was seeing sign-in problems with Microsoft Stream, including starting or watching live events within its workplace messaging app Teams. (https://bit.ly/3d...
Feb 25, 2021
U.S. bank regulators say pandemic drove up risk in leveraged lending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The credit risk for large, syndicated loans, including leveraged loans, remains high and increased in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took an economic toll, U.S. bank regulators c...
Feb 25, 2021
U.S. pending home sales decline in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell in January amid a continued shortage of houses available for sale. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Thursday ...
Feb 25, 2021
Bahrain first to approve Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: regulator
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has approved Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the first country to do so, the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) said on Thursday. Th...
Feb 25, 2021
