Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-France taps public bodies to bolster cash pile amid pandemic, Brexit
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - France has ordered a dozen public and private bodies to keep their deposits at the Treasury, government documents show, as it quietly builds up safeguards to reinforc...
Dec 14, 2020
Exclusive: Two Sacklers behind OxyContin maker to appear before U.S. House panel - congressional memo
By Mike Spector (Reuters) - Two Sackler family members who previously served on the board of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have agreed to appear before a U.S. House of Representatives committee exa...
Dec 14, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan says upset U.S. went ahead with sanctions process
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey expects its NATO ally the United States to support it and not sanction it over its purchase of Russian S-400 missiles, and added he wa...
Dec 14, 2020
Nevada's six electors vote for Democrat Joe Biden for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nevada's six electors voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president on Monday, confirming the president-elect's victory in the state in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Biden's...
Dec 14, 2020
Volkswagen CEO set to survive power struggle - sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A leadership crisis at Volkswagen is set to be defused by a compromise at a supervisory board meeting later on Monday, allowing Chief Executive Herbert Diess to stay in charge, t...
Dec 14, 2020
Congo President Tshisekedi says most lawmakers back his vision
By Stanis Bujakera KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday he believed he had the cross-party support needed to push through his plans for a new government, after ending a...
Dec 14, 2020
BlackRock raises tactical outlook on equities to "overweight"
LONDON (Reuters) - The BlackRock Investment Institute said on Monday it upgraded its 6-12 months asset class outlook on equities to "overweight". "We expect the restart to re-accelerate and rates to s...
Dec 14, 2020
Italy reports 491 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, 12,030 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 491 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 484 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections declined to 12,030 from 17,938. T...
Dec 14, 2020
Malaysian PM Muhyuddin may face showdown in final budget vote
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin may face another challenge to his leadership on Tuesday, if the opposition in parliament seeks to block a third and...
Dec 14, 2020
IT firm at centre of global hack says fewer than 18,000 customers compromised
By Jack Stubbs and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. IT company SolarWinds said on Monday fewer than 18,000 of its customers had downloaded a compromised software update which allowed ...
Dec 14, 2020
