Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Despite Republican opposition, red states fare well in Biden's COVID-19 bill
By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill was crafted without Republican input and passed Congress without a single Republican vo...
Mar 10, 2021
BMO targets net zero emissions in lending by 2050, cautions against 'abrupt' change
TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal said on Wednesday it is targeting net zero emissions in its lending portfolio by 2050 and will double its sustainable financing commitment to C$300 billion ($237 b...
Mar 10, 2021
Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gets enough votes to pass House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill secured enough votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass on Wednesday. The Senate has already approved the legi...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. Feb. budget deficit hits record $311 billion as COVID-19 costs, revenues rise
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $311 billion in February, a record high for the month and up $76 billion from the same month last year, as outlays...
Mar 10, 2021
Wisconsin judge delays trial for teen accused of killing protesters to November
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with the fatal shooting of two men in Wisconsin last summer during protests against police brutality, will st...
Mar 10, 2021
Canada's Loblaw administers COVID-19 vaccines at Ontario pharmacies
(Reuters) - Canada's Loblaw Cos Ltd said on Wednesday it had started administering AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine at 160 pharmacies it owns in Ontario, as the country works to curb the spread of t...
Mar 10, 2021
New York shop owner accused by attorney general of racist threats, false police report
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Tuesday accused a former ice cream shop owner of making a racially motivated false police report against Black protesters outside his store duri...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. administers 95.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
The United States has administered 95,721,290 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 127,869,155 doses as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s...
Mar 10, 2021
Explainer: What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure is growing among President Joe Biden's Democrats to end the filibuster, a long-standing Senate custom that requires a supermajority to advance most le...
Mar 10, 2021
Warren Buffett's net worth reaches $100 billion
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's fortune reached $100 billion on Wednesday, as investors drove the stock price for his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc to a record level. Buffett's net w...
Mar 10, 2021
