Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Diageo buys hard seltzer brand Lone River Ranch Water
(Reuters) - Johnnie Walker whisky maker Diageo said on Monday it has acquired Far West Spirits LLC, the parent company of Lone River Ranch Water, as it looks to expand in the fast-growing hard seltzer...
Mar 08, 2021
Gulf countries get fiscal leeway after OPEC+ extends output cuts
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, whose state coffers have been battered by the coronavirus crisis, are set to get some fiscal respite after OPEC...
Mar 08, 2021
Yellen says Biden COVID bill to fuel 'very strong' U.S. recovery
By David Lawder and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package will provide enough resourc...
Mar 08, 2021
Canada takes steps to make 'feminist' budget addressing women's post-pandemic challenges
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Monday took a step to ensure that its upcoming spring budget, which will also outline a promised post-pandemic stimulus package, includes measures to get w...
Mar 08, 2021
Evans and Ng offered pro tour cards in big break for women
LONDON (Reuters) - England's Reanne Evans and Hong Kong's Ng On-yee have been offered two-year tour cards to play regularly against the men on the professional circuit, the World Snooker Tour (WST) sa...
Mar 08, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court dumps last of Trump's election appeals
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday disposed of the last of three cases brought to the justices by former President Donald Trump challenging his election loss, b...
Mar 08, 2021
Fed extends small business liquidity facility three months to June 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve announced Monday it was extending by three months to June 30 an emergency liquidity facility meant to help lenders extend relief to small businesses under th...
Mar 08, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case over 'qualified immunity' for police
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a chance to review the scope of a legal defense called qualified immunity that increasingly has been used to shield police accu...
Mar 08, 2021
PayPal to buy Israeli digital asset security provider Curv
(Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc said on Monday it would buy Israel-based digital asset security provider Curv, as the payments processor looks to strengthen support to cryptocurrencies. The terms of t...
Mar 08, 2021
Science says it's safe, but some in France don't trust AstraZeneca vaccine
By Caroline Pailliez and Lea Guedj PARIS (Reuters) - A 60-year-old recovering from breast cancer, Paris resident Nadine Roger is at high-risk from COVID-19 and wants to get vaccinated as soon as possi...
Mar 08, 2021
