Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: To the brink and back on GameStop - Wall Street vs Reddit
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Maiya Keidan NEW YORK (Reuters) - On three hours of sleep a night and with no time to eat, one New York-based hedge fund manager overseeing billions in assets called last we...
Jan 31, 2021
WTA roundup: Venus Williams cruises in Melbourne
Venus Williams led a parade of four Americans advancing to the second round of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. Williams, in her first action since the French Open, advance...
Jan 31, 2021
Melvin Capital ends month with over $8 billion in assets after investors added cash: source
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop drama, lost 53% in January but received commitments for fresh cash from investors in the last day...
Jan 31, 2021
Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalled
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran's own help as a mediator in peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan gove...
Jan 31, 2021
Thousands protest in Vienna as far-right march on COVID measures banned
VIENNA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters faced off with police in riot gear in Vienna on Sunday at the site of a banned far-right demonstration against coronavirus restrictions. Vienna police banned...
Jan 31, 2021
ECB's Knot: stock market rally could be fuelled by recovery hopes
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The continuing rise of stock markets worldwide could be the result of growing hopes of economic recovery, and does not necessarily mean that prices are overly inflated, European ...
Jan 31, 2021
Northern territories, home to many of Canada's indigenous people, lead COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Canada's northern territories have achieved much higher COVID-19 vaccination rates than its more populous provinces despite geographic challenges in a sign that prioriti...
Jan 31, 2021
Casey cruises to victory in Dubai for 15th European Tour crown
(Reuters) - England's Paul Casey claimed his 15th European Tour title after a closing round of two-under-par 70 handed him a dominant four-shot victory at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday. Casey has...
Jan 31, 2021
Taiwan says Chinese fighters, U.S. aircraft both entered defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Sunday, the island's defence ministry ...
Jan 31, 2021
Queen Elizabeth to host Biden before G7 summit in June
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth will host new U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders at Buckingham Palace before a summit of the G7 big economies in June, the Sunday Times newspaper repor...
Jan 31, 2021
