Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate confirms Levine, first openly transgender person, to key health post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to approve President Joe Biden's choice of Rachel Levine to become assistant U.S. health secretary, the first openly transgender person to be ...
Mar 24, 2021
Nasdaq short interest up 5.6% in first half of March
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 5.6% in the first half of March, the exchange said on Wednesday. As of March 15, short interest rose to about 9.980 billion shares, compared with...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. Treasury issues 37 million aid payments worth $83 billion this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it has issued about 37 million coronavirus aid payments worth $83 billion this week, bringing the total payments to individuals issued under ...
Mar 24, 2021
Economy will bounce back as people spend again - BoE's Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said on Wednesday he remained confident that Britain's economy was poised for a quick bounce-back as the country advances with its coron...
Mar 24, 2021
Egypt's Alexandria and Dekheila ports pause activity due to weather
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Alexandria and Dekheila ports, which both lie along the Mediterranean, were closed on Wednesday due to poor weather conditions, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a statem...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. should deny Norwegian budget airline access to U.S. market: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to deny a permit for a new low-cost Norwegian carrier to e...
Mar 24, 2021
At least 10 killed in southern Niger attacks: security source
NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in attacks on two villages in the Tillaberi region of southwest Niger, a senior security source said. (Reporting by Moussa Aksar; Writing...
Mar 24, 2021
Fed's Daly says U.S. economy 'long way' from goals
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. economy is a "long way" from its goals, as she noted little upward pressure on wages and remarked on the absenc...
Mar 24, 2021
Jordan police detain scores of activists, break up protests
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian riot police on Wednesday broke up protests in Amman and other cities called to mark the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring pro-democracy demonstrations,...
Mar 24, 2021
Verizon CEO Vestberg nominated to BlackRock board
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications chief executive, Hans Vestberg, has been nominated to join the board of BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager said on Wednes...
Mar 24, 2021
