Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Treasury's Yellen affirms importance of close ties with Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Canadian counterpart on Friday underscored the importance of working closely together on economic policy, national security and clim...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. military slams Chinese flights but says they posed no threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea "at no time" posed any threat to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group...
Jan 29, 2021
Robinhood rejects Massachusetts regulator's charges it encourages risky trading
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Online brokerage Robinhood on Friday accused Massachusetts securities regulators of creating a "false impression" that it encourages inexperienced investors to place...
Jan 29, 2021
Taiwan to discuss supply chains with U.S. next week amid auto shortage
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua will hold a virtual meeting with the United States next week to discuss supply chains, with semiconductor firms present, her ministry said on Fr...
Jan 29, 2021
Jill Ellis joins Sacramento front office in advance of two debuts
Jill Ellis, who coached the United States Women's National Team to two World Cup titles, joined the front office of the NWSL expansion team in Sacramento, The Athletic reported. Ellis' role will not j...
Jan 29, 2021
Fed's Daly sees sharp rebound, then slower slog back to pre-pandemic economy
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Friday said she expects a "sharp rebound" in economic activity once more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, but the Fed's work to ...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. airlines, unions oppose requiring COVID-19 tests for domestic flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of groups representing the airline, travel and aerospace industries and union groups on Friday urged President Joe Biden not to impose new COVID-19 testing requireme...
Jan 29, 2021
Sideshow or main event? GameStop stock ride weighed as bubble warning
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some investors are growing concerned that wild swings in GameStop and other stocks driven by small-time traders could be fresh signs of overexuberance that fore...
Jan 29, 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine applies for full regulatory approval in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Friday that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc had applied for full regulatory approval, in a po...
Jan 29, 2021
Athletics: Raised-fist Olympian Smith to grace cover of Wheaties box
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Former U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith, who was sent home from the 1968 Olympics after he raised a black-gloved fist on the medal podium following his triumph in the 200 metres,...
Jan 29, 2021
