Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vehicle-carrier ship hit by explosion in Gulf of Oman
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahamas-flagged ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and a mari...
Feb 26, 2021
Winners and losers in energy sector from Texas cold snap
(Reuters) - A winter storm that hit parts of the southern United States over the past week led several energy companies to report stronger-than-expected results after they were called on to provide mo...
Feb 26, 2021
Philippines' Duterte signs indemnity bill for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed into law a bill that gives indemnity to vaccine makers if their COVID-19 shots cause adverse side-effects, days before the cou...
Feb 26, 2021
Norwegian Air has cancelled all remaining 88 jets in Airbus order: spokesman
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air has cancelled all the 88 narrow-body jets that remained on order from Airbus, a Norwegian Air spokesman said on Friday. The airline took an impairment charge of 4.8 bill...
Feb 26, 2021
Nigeria needs to regulate cryptocurrencies, not ban them: vice president
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank and securities regulator need to find ways to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than prohibiting their use, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo sai...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. consumer spending rebounds; inflation muted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in seven months in January as the government doled out more pandemic relief money to low-income households and new COVID-19 infectio...
Feb 26, 2021
Ahead of Blinken meeting, Mexico president says energy policy is a sovereign matter
By Daina Beth Solomon and Humeyra Pamuk MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the United States not to meddle in domestic energy policy on Friday, ahead of a meeti...
Feb 26, 2021
Czech parliament backs new pandemic powers as government seeks tighter lockdown
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech lower house on Friday approved a bill giving the Health Ministry new powers without needing a state of emergency order, as the government laid out plans to "radically" tig...
Feb 26, 2021
Head of Canada's largest pension fund resigns after traveling abroad for COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) - The head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Mark Machin, has stepped down after disclosing he recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates where he arranged to be vaccinated...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. SEC subpoenas Overstock, seeks information on 2019 retail forecast
(Reuters) - Overstock.com Inc said on Friday it received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in January, seeking information on the company's 2019 forecast for retail unit and ...
Feb 26, 2021
