Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Bank names Senegalese national to head IFC private-sector arm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday said it had named Makhtar Diop as the new managing director of its private sector arm, the International Finance Corp, a position key to boosting the ...
Feb 18, 2021
Italy's 5-Star to kick out senators who voted against Draghi
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement on Thursday said a group of senators who broke ranks and rejected Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government in a parliamentary co...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. housing starts fall in January; permits soar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in January amid soaring lumber prices, though a surge in permits for future construction suggested the housing market remains supported...
Feb 18, 2021
Fund backed by 20 drugmakers raises $140 million to save antibiotic pipeline
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - The AMR Action Fund, which was unveiled last year by more than 20 drugmakers to help struggling antibiotic companies, said on Thursday it received $140 million from a group...
Feb 18, 2021
EU to impose sanctions on Russians over Navalny by March summit, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, possibly in the run-up...
Feb 18, 2021
Uganda military sentences soldiers up to three months in jail over journalist assault
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan military on Thursday sentenced seven soldiers to up 90 days in jail after they were convicted of assaulting journalists who were covering an event ...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market is steadily recovering as additional fiscal st...
Feb 18, 2021
India's Enforcement Directorate to examine findings in Reuters report on Amazon: agency source
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal financial crime-fighting agency will examine findings in a Reuters report, which revealed that Amazon.com Inc has for years given preferential tre...
Feb 18, 2021
Analysis: Debt-laden world, rising bond yields - a toxic taper tantrum combo
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - In May 2013, bond investors threw a tantrum after hints the U.S. Federal Reserve might slow the money-printing presses. A similar selloff no...
Feb 18, 2021
Negative rates may be BoE's best tool in future: Saunders
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders said negative interest rates may soon be the best tool for the BoE, and raised the prospect of u...
Feb 18, 2021
