Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India's largest stock exchange reopens after telecoms glitch
By Savio Shetty and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) - A telecoms outage shut all trading on India's National Stock Exchange for nearly four hours on Wednesday before coming back up, leaving investors in...
Feb 24, 2021
Canadiens fire coach Claude Julien
The Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday. Through the first 18 games of the season, the Canadiens have a 9-5-4 record (22 points) and are in f...
Feb 24, 2021
HSBC ups U.S. GDP forecasts for 2021 and 2022 on stimulus prospects
(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings LLC, Europe's biggest bank, on Wednesday said it raised its forecast for U.S. gross domestic product to 5.0% in 2021, from 3.5% previously, and its growth call for next year ...
Feb 24, 2021
We need to talk about trade with China, UK parliament tells PM Johnson
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is locked in a battle with parliament over the country's approach to trade with China, fuelled by criticism that his government...
Feb 24, 2021
Youngsters can sing again as Swiss start lockdown exit
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's young people will be able to sing again from March 1, the government on Wednesday, as it announced the first phase in a cautious easing from COVID-19 re...
Feb 24, 2021
Fed's Brainard says economy remains far from goals for employment and inflation
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy remains far from the Federal Reserve's goals for employment and inflation and monetary policy will continue to provide support until further progress has been made, Fed Go...
Feb 24, 2021
Lyft focuses on aged citizens with feature to book rides by call
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc introduced a service on Wednesday that would let users request a ride by call, without needing the app, in a bid to make its ride-hailing service more convenient for senior citize...
Feb 24, 2021
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons programme: South Korea rights group
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been enslaving political prisoners, including children, in coal production to boost exports and earn foreign currency as part of a system directly lin...
Feb 24, 2021
Zimbabwe to buy 1.2 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses from China
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will buy an additional 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China at a preferential price, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman said on Wednesday, after Beijing agre...
Feb 24, 2021
UK will resist EU pressure on banks over clearing: BoE's Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will resist "very firmly" any European Union attempts to arm-twist banks into shifting trillions of euros in derivatives clearing from Britain to the bloc after Brexit, Bank...
Feb 24, 2021
