Hello readers, Happy Saturday, and welcome to Insider Finance. Here’s a rundown of the must-know stories from the past week:Houlihan Lokey is sending workers on all-expenses-paid vacations.JPMorgan Chase poached a top Marcus exec.Symphony’s CEO is stepping down as the Wall Street messaging startup eyes an acquisition push.Carlyle is integrating its buyout and growth teams to…
U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on Russia at the White House in Washington 2/2 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate long-time Senate staffer Jayme White and former White House official Sarah Bianchi to serve as deputies to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, the White House…
FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, marketed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as COVISHIELD, in Guatemala City, Guatemala March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Luis EcheverriaGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala will restrict entry to visitors who have recently been to Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa in…
TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday the government would do “everything possible” to prevent the spread of coronavirus ahead of the Olympics, after a ruling party official said cancelling the event remained an option.“There’s no change to the government’s stance, to do everything possible to prevent the spread…
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbia has ordered China’s Zijin Mining Group to halt work at a shaft at the country’s only copper mine and to complete a waste water treatment plant after it failed to comply with environmental standards, the mining and energy minister said on Wednesday.Zijin became Serbia’s strategic partner in the RTB Bor copper complex…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden holds first Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington 2/2 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to meet with a bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate lawmakers on Monday on his proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, the White House…
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed a settlement between South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and…
FILE PHOTO: French Junior Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune speaks during a press conference to outline France’s strategy for the deployment of future COVID-19 vaccines, in Paris as the coronavirus disease outbreak continues in France, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) – The European Union must shoot for a more ambitious COVID-19 recovery…
(Reuters) – Venezuela has paid $64 million, half of the required amount, for doses it is set to receive through the global COVAX program, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced Saturday on state television.“You know that the COVAX mechanism requires an advance – Venezuela has even doubled the required advance,” said Rodriguez, adding that the government…