A man receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika KulkarniThe International Monetary Fund said on Thursday the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in India posed downside risks to the Fund’s April forecast for 12.5% growth…
English football club Ipswich Town may have fallen on hard times but they are hoping a new shirt sponsorship deal with singer Ed Sheeran will make them the “A Team” with the ginger-haired crooner’s fans.
* Colombia to raise 14 trillion pesos with new tax reform * Real gains after central bank hints at another rate hike in June * Dollar falls from two-week high By Shashank Nayar May 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s real surged on Thursday after the central bank made its second consecutive interest rate hike to curb…
© Reuters. Summers Sees Signs of Scarce Workers as Harbinger of Inflation (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion plans to overhaul the role of government in American lives is aimed at the right targets but risks inflation in an economy that’s recovering fast from the pandemic, said former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. “I…
Bitcoin rose 6.8% to $56,852.03 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $3,622.23 to its previous close.However, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is down 12.4% from the year’s high of $64,895.22 on April 14.Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.92% to $3,430 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $191.58 to…
SpaceX flew the 15th prototype of its Starship fully reusable next-generation rocket today, with a test flight that included a successful climb to around 30,000 feet, as well as a controlled flip, descent and soft landing upright as planned. A very small fire appeared to break out at the base of the rocket shortly after…
The creators behind CryptoPunks, one of the most popular NFT projects on the web, just revealed their latest project, called Meebits. The project boasts 20,000 procedurally generated 3D characters that are tradeable on the Ethereum blockchain. There have been hundreds of 3D avatar NFT platforms popping up over the past several months hoping to gain…
Topline A Texas Democratic county leader who called Sen. Scott (R-S.C.) an “oreo” after his rebuttal to President Biden’s joint address to Congress last week resigned from his position on Tuesday amid backlash. Key Facts Gary O’Connor, the chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party, announced his resignation in a Tuesday statement apologizing for the…
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BOSTON, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Forward Financing, a fintech company that provides working capital to small businesses, was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Best Customer Service Department category in the 19 th Annual American Business Awards®. More than 3,800 nominations – a record number – from organizations of all sizes…





