A woman receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine inside a bus modified into a mobile vaccination centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Thamesmead, London, Britain, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom could give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults by August or September, helped by its portfolio approach of buying from […]

FILE PHOTO: Workers offload boxes as Zimbabwe’s first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrives from China, in Harare, Zimbabwe, February 15,2021. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoHARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will begin vaccinating against COVID-19 on Thursday, starting with health workers and other essential service personnel, the cabinet announced on Tuesday. The southern African country, which has so far reported more than 35,000 […]

With the trading day more than halfway over, the broad markets were trading mixed. The Dow Jones industrials traded up about 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded down less than 1%. For those that might have missed it, our earlier round of analyst calls on Tuesday included American Express, BlackBerry, BP and Waste Management. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) […]

LONDON/DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC+ oil producers are likely to ease curbs on supply after April given a recovery in prices, OPEC+ sources said, although any increase in output will be modest as producers are wary of fresh setbacks in the battle against the pandemic.FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin soared above $50,000 on Tuesday to an all-time high, adding steam to a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and companies. Bitcoin hit a record $50,602, and was last up 2.7% at $49,100. It has risen around 70% so far this year, with most of the gains […]

KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian health minister said on Tuesday that Kyiv’s vaccine purchases were being hampered by “dirty information attacks” that had triggered a corruption investigation against his ministry.FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov speaks during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichMaksym Stepanov denied wrongdoing after the anti-corruption agency NABU this month launched an […]

(Reuters) – Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok’s ad business looked bleak last July.FILE PHOTO: The U.S. head office of TikTok is shown in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike BlakeBig brands backed off on spending even as TikTok executives offered refunds to advertisers in the event the hot social […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares hit record highs on Tuesday and were on track for their longest winning streak in 17 years as investors bet the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines would lead to a durable economic recovery and draw a line under a year of lockdowns.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange […]

The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File PhotoJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Glencore on Tuesday reinstated its dividend after net debt fell by 10% last year, helped by surging commodity prices in the second half. The commodities trader and miner, which scrapped its dividend in August after […]