Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bitcoin ATMs are coming to a gas station near you
By Imani Moise and Anna Irrera (Reuters) - A new feature has appeared at smoke shops in Montana, gas stations in the Carolinas and delis in far-flung corners of New York City: a brightly-lit bitcoin A...
Mar 15, 2021
Italian priest recalls COVID-19 'nightmare' of coffin-filled church
By Alex Fraser and Philip Pullella SERIATE, Italy (Reuters) - On the wall of St. Joseph's Church hangs a black-and-white photograph with a caption remembering when the Italian parish of Seriate gave 2...
Mar 15, 2021
Huawei CFO to appear in Canada court for final phase of extradition hearings
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will appear in a Canadian court on Monday as her U.S. extradition case enters its last phase o...
Mar 15, 2021
Exclusive: Microsoft could reap more than $150 million in new U.S. cyber spending, upsetting some lawmakers
By Joseph Menn, Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft stands to receive nearly a quarter of Covid relief funds destined for U.S. cybersecurity defenders, s...
Mar 15, 2021
Focus: Money, talent flowing into mRNA sector after COVID-19 success
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - The success of COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) is smoothing the way for using the novel technology not only in other vaccines, but possibly as treatments f...
Mar 15, 2021
Jury selection continues in Minneapolis trial for George Floyd's deadly arrest
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for his role in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, was due to conti...
Mar 15, 2021
Fed likely to pen rosier forecasts, but no policy shift expected
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers are expected this week to forecast that the U.S. economy will grow in 2021 at the fastest rate in decades, with unemployment falling and inflatio...
Mar 15, 2021
Biden White House launching 'Help is Here' tour to promote stimulus package in key states
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and his allies are hitting the road this week to promote the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill he signed in law last week as the right p...
Mar 15, 2021
South Korean province orders COVID testing for foreigners, sparking complaints of xenophobia
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha ANSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's most populous province has ordered all of its foreign workers to be tested for COVID-19 by March 22, sparking complaints of lo...
Mar 15, 2021
ABN Amro shares fall on concerns about size of possible money laundering fine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ABN Amro shares fell 4% in early trading in Amsterdam on Monday, following reports that the Dutch bank might face a higher-than-expected penalty in an ongoing money laundering in...
Mar 15, 2021
