Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed's Daly calls for Treasury market reforms, hedge fund scrutiny
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Thursday called for Treasury market reforms and renewed scrutiny on hedge funds and other nonbank financial entities to help plug ...
Apr 15, 2021
White House says infrastructure package could be passed in smaller pieces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package could be passed by Congress in smaller pieces, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, citing agreemen...
Apr 15, 2021
EU allows Lesotho's MG Health to export cannabis flower for medicinal use
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Lesotho start-up MG Health has become the first African cannabis-grower to win European Union permission to export cannabis flower for medicinal use - which can range from reliev...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. administers 198.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 198,317,040 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 255,400,665 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Apr 15, 2021
With eyes on Russia, senators seek to prevent any U.S. president from leaving NATO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifteen Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would bar any U.S. president from withdrawing from the NATO military alliance without Senate a...
Apr 15, 2021
Bostic: U.S. should study ways to offset wealth impact of systemic racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. should consider "a wide range of possibilities" to make up for the impact of slavery and systemic racism on the financial health of Black families, with reparations one...
Apr 15, 2021
Congress to quiz Wall Street bank chief executives next month - statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will hold hearings next month with the chief executives of major Wall Street banks as Democratic lawmakers step up scrutiny of the role the industry has played in helpi...
Apr 15, 2021
Verizon to launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 U.S. cities
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc, one of the largest U.S. telecom companies, said on Thursday it will launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 U.S. cities this month, expanding its pres...
Apr 15, 2021
Multiple U.S. trade partners risk 'manipulator' label in Yellen's first currency report
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan and Thailand risk joining Vietnam and Switzerland in running afoul of U.S. currency manipulation triggers in Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's first forei...
Apr 15, 2021
Playoff berths at stake as FCS regular season winds down
By Hank Kurz Jr. The final weekend for most leagues playing FCS spring football has arrived with 11 of the 16 spots in the pandemic-shortened 16-team playoffs field still to be determined. Weber State...
Apr 15, 2021
