Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Foreign direct investment in Latin America to plunge by half in 2020 – U.N. agency
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to plunge by around 50% in 2020, as the region struggles to confront the coronavirus pande...
Dec 02, 2020
Biden adviser Campbell sees China’s Asia trade focus as ‘wake-up call’
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new China-backed Asia-Pacific trade deal and Beijing's interest in a regional pact that President Donald Trump quit should be "a real wake up call" to the ...
Dec 02, 2020
2020 likely world’s second hottest year, U.N. says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - This year is on track to be the second hottest on record, behind 2016, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. Five data sets currently place 20...
Dec 02, 2020
Berkshire’s TTI denies Chinese military ties with Hong Kong unit
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's TTI Inc, a distributor of electronic components, on Wednesday said it had no links between its Hong Kong unit and the Chinese military after the U.S. Department of...
Dec 02, 2020
Sun Life Financial appoints insider Kevin Strain as CEO
(Reuters) - Canada's second-biggest life insurer Sun Life Financial Inc appointed finance head Kevin Strain as its chief executive on Wednesday, replacing Dean Connor who will retire in August after a...
Dec 02, 2020
Treasury chief backs $20 billion for U.S. airlines payroll
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he backs another $20 billion in additional government payroll support for U.S. airlines. "I think th...
Dec 02, 2020
Inflation expectations at highest since 2019 on stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Market expectations of inflation on Wednesday were headed higher on renewed hopes that Congress could pass a COVID-19 stimulus package, after yesterday reaching 18-month highs. Th...
Dec 02, 2020
Discovery partners with Verizon to distribute new streaming service
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Discovery Inc. is launching a new streaming service, called discovery+, and has a U.S. distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc that will make the service availabl...
Dec 02, 2020
Elderly Swedish woman suspected of imprisoning son released from custody
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old Swedish woman detained on suspicion of holding her adult son captive at home for up to three decades has been released from custody after the case against her had w...
Dec 02, 2020
World Rugby CEO Gosper to leave role, take over as NFL chief in UK, Europe
(Reuters) - World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper will leave his role in January 2021 to take over as the head of the National Football League (NFL) in Europe and the United Kingdom, rugby's global...
Dec 02, 2020
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