Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Activist Jana overhauls portfolio, takes stake in Labcorp in fourth quarter - filing
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investment firm Jana Partners made big portfolio changes at the end of 2020, buying a stake in life sciences company Laboratory Corp of America Holdi...
Feb 16, 2021
UK's FCA in touch with Jersey watchdog over Woodford's future business plans
(Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said on Tuesday it was in touch with Jersey's financial services watchdog after reports that veteran investor Neil Wood...
Feb 16, 2021
Exclusive: Japan's factory mood turns positive for first time since 2019 - Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers turned positive in February for the first time since mid-2019, the Reuters Tankan poll found, lifted by improving overseas d...
Feb 16, 2021
Report: J.J. Watt ‘seriously considering’ joining Browns
Three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt is reportedly "seriously considering" taking his talents to the Cleveland Browns amid teams and players putting on the full-court press for the defens...
Feb 16, 2021
Australian Open tickets on sale with end of lockdown expected
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tickets for the last four days of the Australian Open were available for purchase on Wednesday ahead of the expected lifting of Victoria state's snap coronavirus lockdown. Crowds...
Feb 16, 2021
Fed's Daly says don't be fearful about too-high inflation
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Tuesday pushed back against critics warning low interest rates and government spending could overheat the U.S. economy and spark high i...
Feb 16, 2021
U.S. securities regulator sues Morningstar over alleged disclosure, internal controls violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday sued Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC for allegedly violating U.S. securities laws in rating commercial mortgage-backe...
Feb 16, 2021
The 'PeaceMobile' - New York City's anti-crime project on wheels
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is a 35-foot beast - bright, bold and a striking shade of orange - that cannot be missed. And in the New York City neighborhood of South Jamaica in Queens, the PeaceMobile is a...
Feb 16, 2021
Twitter star to vaccine tsar: Japan's Taro Kono's moment in the spotlight
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's recently appointed vaccine tsar, Taro Kono, is having a breakout moment. Twitter-savvy and educated at Georgetown University in Washington, Kono has seen his p...
Feb 16, 2021
Australia's Victoria reports no coronavirus cases, set to ease curbs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported no local coronavirus cases on Wednesday, when a snap five-day lockdown is due to end, putting it on track to ease restrictions that were put in p...
Feb 16, 2021
