Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Nearly a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said its benefits outweighed any risks. Reports of rare instances of blood clott...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
EU executive takes Britain to court over Gibraltar tax exemption
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has referred Britain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing fully to recover illegal state aid of up to 100 million euros ($118.9 millio...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Room with a view: Investors check out Italy's top hotels
By Elisa Anzolin, Valentina Za and Silvia Aloisi MILAN (Reuters) - International investors are casting an eye over some of Italy's grandest hotels whose family owners may be persuaded to part with pro...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Futures rise as spike in bond yields eases
By Shashank Nayar and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday following a steep pullback in the prior session as bond yields withdrew from 14-month peaks and oil prices...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Analysis: Europe must play catch-up as U.S. economy readies for take-off
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Struggling to get its vaccine campaign and economic recovery plan in gear, Europe can only watch with envy the stratospheric growth path projected for the stim...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Factbox: Sanctions imposed against Myanmar’s generals since they seized power
By Simon Lewis (Reuters) - World leaders from Washington to Singapore have condemned a military coup in Myanmar, urging generals to halt a deadly crackdown on demonstrators, release detainees includin...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
UK's Taylor Wimpey, Countryside asked to drop unfair ground rent terms
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) - British homebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Countryside Properties must remove contract terms that lock leaseholders into rents that double every 10 or 15 years, the UK...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Twitter's 'Birdwatch' crowd experiment courts familiar challenges
By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK (Reuters) - In January, just weeks after Twitter Inc permanently banned former President Donald Trump following the storming of the U.S. Capitol, the social media compa...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Senate's new finance cop, Oregon's Wyden, holds keys to Biden trade agenda
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, a Democrat who has been called both pro-trade and pro-labor, now holds major sway over President Joe Biden's trade a...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
With traditional fabrics, Nigerian designers fashion a new aesthetic
By Nneka Chile LAGOS (Reuters) - Weaving contemporary designs into a traditional West African fabric, Nigerian Tsemaye Binitie is creating fashion he hopes can also bridge the gap between luxury and t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
