Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden to present top economy advisers as pandemic threat worsens
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take ...
Dec 01, 2020
Bank of England cannot ignore history of slavery, governor says
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England should not brush aside links that some of its early governors had with the slave trade, because the central bank still derives influence from its 326-year histor...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden's economic picks signal focus on COVID labor crisis
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has named inequality and labor market specialists as leaders in his economics team, suggesting he may prioritize progressive policies aimed at w...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. factory activity slows as COVID-19 infections accelerate
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in November, with new orders retreating from their highest level in nearly 17 years, as a resurgence in COVID-19 cases acros...
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 patients on some cancer therapies may be contagious for months: study
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients who received cancer treatments that suppress their immune system may remain contagious and able to spread the coronavirus for two months or more, accordin...
Dec 01, 2020
Delegates gloomy as final fish talks open at WTO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A final round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization on cutting fisheries subsidies opened on Tuesday with some delegates seeing little hope for a deal by a 2...
Dec 01, 2020
Tesla CEO says electric cars will double global electricity demand
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that electricity consumption will double if the world's car fleets are electrified, increasing the need to expand nuclear, solar, ...
Dec 01, 2020
Knee to keep Celtics' Walker out until January
Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker received a stem cell injection in his left knee and won't return until the first week of January at the earliest. The Celtics said Tuesday that Walker received the in...
Dec 01, 2020
London determined to stay top in euro derivatives clearing, LSE says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The City of London is determined to make sure that it remains the top centre for clearing euro-denominated financial derivatives, a senior London Stock Exchange officia...
Dec 01, 2020
Mixed Martial Arts: Shields joins PFL looking to become two sport champion
(Reuters) - Twice-Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields is making a move into mixed martial arts, the three-division world champion announced on Tuesday saying she will join the Professional Fighte...
Dec 01, 2020
