Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton, backer of gold standard
(Reuters) - Judy Shelton, U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial pick to serve on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-setting panel, is expected to win narrow backing from the Senate Banking Comm...
Jul 21, 2020
Fed, Walmart share the push to #maskup
By Howard Schneider, Brad Brooks and Richa Naidu YORK, S.C./LEVELLAND, Texas/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ask a Federal Reserve official what is the most important step needed to get the economy on track from ...
Jul 21, 2020
Iran hits record 229 deaths from coronavirus in past 24 hours - health ministry
(Reuters) - Iran has seen a record 229 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, health ministry figures showed on Tuesday. Iran, the Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic, began...
Jul 21, 2020
Pakistan issues final warning to TikTok over 'immoral' content
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's telecommunications regulator issued a "final warning" to short-form video app TikTok on Monday over "immoral" content posted on the platform...
Jul 21, 2020
Wirecard hires Alix Partners for forensic investigation: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German payments firm Wirecard has hired Alix Partners for a forensic investigation of the accounting scandal which led to its collapse, people close to the matter said. The blue-...
Jul 21, 2020
European banks face more than 400 billion euros in COVID loan losses
LONDON (Reuters) - Economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak will cause a sharp rise in loan losses at European banks, two research reports showed on Tuesday, with more than 400 billion euros ($4...
Jul 21, 2020
Russia meddled in Scottish vote, unclear on Brexit: UK parliamentary report
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia sought to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and intelligence agencies should produce an assessment of potential interference in the Brexit referendum, a report by the Br...
Jul 21, 2020
China vows 'forceful counter-attack' in escalating row with Britain over Hong Kong
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China threatened a "forceful counter-attack" on Tuesday in response to Britain's announcement that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijing's...
Jul 21, 2020
Biden to unveil caregiving proposal aimed at boosting U.S. economy
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As part of his program to revive the coronavirus-battered U.S. economy, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will unveil a sweeping child- and eldercare...
Jul 21, 2020
Oman to implement night curfew, travel bans for Eid period to stem coronavirus: ONA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman will ban travel between all provinces from July 25 to Aug. 8 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, state news agency ONA said on Tuesday. The Gulf state will also implem...
Jul 21, 2020
