Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Not company earnings, not data but vaccines now steering investor sentiment
By Marc Jones and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Forget economic data releases and corporate trading statements -- vaccine rollout progress is what fund managers and analysts are watching to gaug...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, as President Joe Bi...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden readies second batch of climate orders for next week: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change early next week as he rushes to reverse Trump-era environmental rol...
Jan 21, 2021
Follow lockdown rules or face punishment, says UK interior minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister Priti Patel warned those who break COVID-19 lockdown rules that they faced punishment by police, announcing a new 800 pound ($1,097.36) fine for those who ...
Jan 21, 2021
Moldovan court overturns special status for Russian language
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's constitutional court threw out a law on Thursday that would have given special status to the Russian language, passed last month by the pro-Russian pa...
Jan 21, 2021
No. 1 Ashleigh Barty to make return at Adelaide event
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will end a nearly year-long layoff during a pre-Australian Open exhibition event in Adelaide later this month, organizers announced Thursday. Dubbed "A Day at the Drive," th...
Jan 21, 2021
Saudi embassy in Doha will reopen 'in days': Al Arabiya quotes minister
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's embassy in Qatar will reopen "in days", Al Arabiya TV channel said on Thursday, citing Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates...
Jan 21, 2021
Judge rejects NRA bid to dismiss or move lawsuit by New York attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to dismiss, put on hold, or transfer a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking ...
Jan 21, 2021
Canada mortgage agency says it can withstand 37% home price drop, 24% unemployment rate
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's housing and mortgage agency can withstand home price declines of as much as 37% and an unemployment rate of 24%, results of a stress test released on...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to seek five-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will seek to extend the New START arms control treaty with Russia for five years, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unidentified senior U.S. o...
Jan 21, 2021
