Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden stimulus plan could boost U.S. output by 5% over three years: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Preliminary estimates show U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package could boost U.S. economic output by 5% over the next three years, the chie...
Jan 26, 2021
PepsiCo, Beyond Meat partner to develop new plant-based snacks
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc and Beyond Meat Inc said on Tuesday they would form a joint venture to develop and sell snacks and beverages made from plant-based protein. Plant-based meat alternatives, such ...
Jan 26, 2021
Doctors skeptical as Venezuela's Maduro touts coronavirus 'miracle' drug
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is promoting a "miracle" medication that he said neutralizes COVID-19 with no side effects, a claim doctors said was not backed by science. Madu...
Jan 26, 2021
Moderna says on track to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by first quarter
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it was on track to deliver about 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the United States by the end of the first quarter of 2021, with 200 million doses ...
Jan 26, 2021
Who needs to sit next to a trader? Asset managers embrace outsourcing
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - More pension funds, insurers and asset managers are outsourcing part or all of their dealing desks to specialist traders as they seek to cut costs and adapt their op...
Jan 26, 2021
Sweden registers 9,123 new COVID-19 cases, 242 deaths since Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy has placed it in the global spotlight, registered 9,123 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency statistics showed on Tuesday....
Jan 26, 2021
Myanmar army warns may 'take action' over its election dispute
By Shoon Naing NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's army warned on Tuesday it would "take action" if an election dispute was not settled and declined to rule out staging a coup if its demands were...
Jan 26, 2021
Merkel hopes to step up work on digital tax with Biden administration
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she hoped to intensify work with the U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration on minimum taxation of digital companies. The Orga...
Jan 26, 2021
WHO expected to review AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on February 8: expert
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's vaccine advisory panel has tentatively scheduled a review of the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine for February 8, an expert said on Tuesday. "Reviewing t...
Jan 26, 2021
IMF lifts global growth forecast for 2021, still sees 'exceptional uncertainty'
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 and said the coronavirus-triggered downturn in 2020 would be n...
Jan 26, 2021
