Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Regulators need to get up to speed on digital currencies
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Global financial regulators risk falling behind on rapid innovation in the digital payments industry and need to work more quickly to devise rules for crypto-currencies
Feb 19, 2020
Prisoner 3870, alias 'El Chapo,' appears in rare Mexican video
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Clad in a beige uniform marked "3870," the captured drug kingpin answered the Mexican prison guard's questions calmly, barely looking up as he scrubbed black fingerprint ink
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. housing starts drop; building permits near 13-year high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell less than expected in January while permits surged to a near 13-year high, pointing to sustained housing market strength that could help
Feb 19, 2020
Swedish prosecutor says may be close to solving Palme's 1986 murder
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden may soon get closure over the 1986 murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme after the lead prosecutor said he would either bring charges in the coming months or close the case.
Feb 19, 2020
Greece says Marbles' return not linked to Brexit talks
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece distanced itself on Wednesday from suggestions that it planned to drag a centuries-old dispute over the return of the Parthenon marbles into Brexit negotiations. Government
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. housing starts drop; building permits near 13-year high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell less than expected in January while permits surged to a near 13-year high, pointing to sustained housing market strength that could help
Feb 19, 2020
Passengers depart coronavirus cruise ship at last; Japan's effort under fire
By Linda Sieg and Ryan Woo TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people began disembarking a cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after being held on board for more than two weeks under quarantine, as
Feb 19, 2020
Wall Street poised for higher open on China stimulus hopes, signs of slowing virus spread
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Wall street was set for a stronger open on Wednesday as signs of slowing coronavirus infections and expectations that China would take more measures to bolster its virus-hit
Feb 19, 2020
U.N. tries to salvage Libya talks after government announces pullout
By Emma Farge and Ulf Laessing GENEVA/CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Nations tried to salvage talks over a ceasefire for Libya on Wednesday after the government based in Tripoli said it was pulling out
Feb 19, 2020
Regulators need to get up to speed on digital currencies
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Global financial regulators risk falling behind on rapid innovation in the digital payments industry and need to work more quickly to devise rules for crypto-currencies
Feb 19, 2020
