Category Archives:
Republican senator urges Biden to reappoint Powell as Fed chief
By Ann Saphir and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - President Joe Biden should keep Jerome Powell at the helm of the Federal Reserve for another four years to build confidence in an improving economy that ...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Exclusive: Facebook selects local journalists paid in $5 million newsletter recruitment push
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has chosen 25 local independent journalists to be paid out of a $5 million pot to write for its newsletter site Bulletin through multiyear deals, the co...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Singapore gets sweet pandemic distraction as Museum of Ice Cream opens
By Travis Teo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - America's Museum of Ice Cream launched its first international outlet in Singapore on Thursday, providing some sweet distraction from the coronavirus after curbs pu...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Toyota North America will sharply cut production in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday it expects to see a drop in production of 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles in North America in August, citing COVID-19, unexpected events in its supply ...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Russia offers to fly Afghans out of Afghanistan to other countries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to provide its civilian aircraft to fly Afghan citizens from Afghanistan to other countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "We are r...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Goldman Sachs economists cut Q3 growth forecast for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs economists lowered their tracking estimate of U.S. economic growth in the third quarter to 5.5% from 9% due to the impact of the Delta variant but raised their for...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
City of London the target as climate campaigners plan two weeks of protest
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental activists who caused days of traffic chaos in London two years ago said on Wednesday they would start a fortnight of action next week focused on the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Canadian banks’ loan growth, provisions set to aid year-on-year profit rise
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian banks' third-quarter earnings are set to decline from the prior quarter as capital markets revenues ease after several strong periods, but they are e...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
UNESCO, citing destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, urges Afghan cultural protection
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.N. cultural agency called for the protection of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and to ensure a safe environment for artists, days after the Taliban swept to power in Kabul. Af...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Hurricane Grace pounds Mexico’s Caribbean coast with heavy rain
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Grace lashed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with heavy wind and rain early on Thursday as it barreled into the coast and moved inland near the popular beach resort of Tul...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021




