Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mastercard and digital currency exchange Gemini to launch crypto rewards credit card
LONDON (Reuters) - Mastercard Inc and U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will launch the first credit card that gives users digital currency "rewards" on purchases this year, deepening the involvemen...
Apr 27, 2021
Blackstone makes sustainability push with slew of new hires
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc told Reuters on Tuesday it has made five additions to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) team, as its step...
Apr 27, 2021
Merck taps 5 Indian drugmakers to expand COVID-19 drug production
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday it had tied up with five generic drugmakers in India to expand access to molnupiravir, an experimental antiviral COVID-19 therapy it is developing with Ridge...
Apr 27, 2021
Futures hover at record levels as focus turns to tech earnings, Fed
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures treaded water on Tuesday as investors geared up for earnings reports from big technology companies, while awaiting cues from the Federal Reserve on ...
Apr 27, 2021
Eli Lilly misses profit estimates on lower COVID-19 drug demand
(Reuters) -Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co on Tuesday missed analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit and cut its forecast for full-year adjusted profit due to lower demand for its COVID-19 drugs. The ...
Apr 27, 2021
Hasbro revenue falls short on weak entertainment production business
(Reuters) -Hasbro Inc fell short of first-quarter revenue estimates on Tuesday as COVID-19 forced delays hammered the toymaker's movie and TV production business. The company in recent years has focus...
Apr 27, 2021
Denmark firm on returning refugees to war-torn Syria
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Despite mounting pressure from lawmakers and civil society organisations, Denmark is determined to push ahead with efforts to return Syrian refugees to war...
Apr 27, 2021
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - India's coronavirus death toll neared the bleak milestone of 200,000 with another 2,771 fatalities reported on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the...
Apr 27, 2021
3M profit jumps on pandemic-driven demand for personal safety products
(Reuters) - U.S. conglomerate 3M Co, which makes N95 face masks, posted a 24.2% rise in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, benefiting from strong demand for its personal safety products due to the COVID...
Apr 27, 2021
UK retailers report sharpest upturn since 2018: CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers reported the sharpest upturn in sales since 2018 this month as non-essential began to reopen after months of closure, adding to signs of an econo...
Apr 27, 2021
