Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovakia seeks medical staff assist from abroad as COVID-19 outbreak rages
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will ask other European Union member countries for medical staff to help with the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The plea is the country's ...
Feb 17, 2021
Rosengren says inflation not likely to hit Fed's target through 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inflation is unlikely to hit the Fed's 2% target on a sustained basis at least through 2022, Bosten Fed president Eric Rosengren said, with Fed officials not concerned about an ...
Feb 17, 2021
EU executive expected to increase pressure on Hungary over NGO law, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is expected to announce more legal proceedings against Hungary on Thursday for failing to change a law requiring civil organisations to disclose foreign do...
Feb 17, 2021
Microsoft Teams down for hundreds of users: Downdetector.com
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's workplace messaging app Teams was down for hundreds of users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector showed there were nearly 500 incidents of...
Feb 17, 2021
Coalition with Greens looks a tricky prospect, Bavarian leader says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German Greens' policy platform is not currently suitable for a coalition with the CDU/CSU conservative alliance, the leader of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) said on ...
Feb 17, 2021
Switzerland plans cautious easing of pandemic lockdown from March
By John Revill and John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans to make its first "cautious steps" towards ending its coronavirus lockdown next month, the government said on Wednesday, contrasting...
Feb 17, 2021
Blackrock has started to dabble in bitcoin: Rick Rieder on CNBC
(Reuters) - BlackRock CIO of global fixed income Rick Rieder told CNBC on Wednesday that the world's largest asset manager has started to "dabble a bit" in bitcoin. (The Global Finance & Markets Break...
Feb 17, 2021
Robinhood rival Public.com raises funds at $1.2 billion valuation as retail trading booms
(Reuters) - Online brokerage Public.com, which competes with Robinhood, said on Wednesday it had raised $220 million in fresh funds from new and existing investors, lifting its valuation to $1.2 billi...
Feb 17, 2021
Fed's Barkin is 'quite optimistic' on U.S. outlook
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday said he sees three phases for the U.S. economy this year and overall he is "quite optimistic" thanks to gains health o...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. business inventories rise solidly in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased solidly in December, with stocks at retailers larger than initially estimated. Business inventories rose 0.6% in December after gaining 0.5% ...
Feb 17, 2021
