Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK consumer spending plunges as new lockdown bites: Barclaycard
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Spending by British consumers plunged in January at the fastest rate in seven months as the country went back into a tight COVID-19 lockdown, payment card firm ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Japan finance minister: G7 focus on emerging market debt, digital taxation and digital currency
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) financial leaders would kick off debate on Friday on emerging market debt problems, implementation of digital taxation and central bank digital currency, Japa...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Exclusive: Veteran investor Foley plans to raise $1.5 billion through two SPACs - source
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran investor Bill Foley plans to raise two new blank-check acquisition vehicles which will be named after a Napoleonic battle and seek around $1.5 billion in t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
UK tech entrepreneur Lynch starts fights against U.S. extradition
LONDON (Reuters) - British tech billionaire Michael Lynch begins his fight against extradition to the United States to face charges over the sale of the software company he co-founded on Tuesday, in a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Analysis: Can you buy a Tesla with bitcoin? How the payments might work
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc expects to allow customers to pay for its electric vehicles with bitcoin soon, the automaker said on Monday, a move that could expand how the most popular c...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Richard Sherman plans to play two more seasons
Coming off the most injury-riddled season of his 10-year NFL career, Richard Sherman admitted that he has his exit plan in mind. In an ESPN interview Monday, the five-time Pro Bowl cornerback admitted...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Stocks trying to hold momentum in Asian after U.S. records
By David Henry (Reuters) - Global stocks were poised to rise again on Tuesday in Asian trading after another record-setting day on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures rose 0.15%, e-mini futures fo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration's recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel, instead notin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Japan December real wages fall on COVID-19, battered in 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages fell for the 10th straight month in December, the government said on Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the economy and slammed busines...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
Six-time Stanley Cup winner Ralph Backstrom dies at 83
Six-time Stanley Cup winner Ralph Backstrom has died. He was 83. Backstrom's death was announced Sunday by the Colorado Eagles, a minor league team he founded and served as president from 2003-07. No ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2021
