Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lesotho PM Thabane says he will resign on Wednesday: report
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will leave office on Wednesday, clearing the way for a solution to a political crisis that erupted late last year, he was quoted as say...
May 12, 2020
Powell, Mnuchin to testify before Senate panel next week on pandemic response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will testify via the web before the Senate Banking Committee next Tuesday in the first required upda...
May 12, 2020
UK finance ministry sees budget deficit hitting 337 billion pounds – Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry fears government borrowing this year could hit a record 337 billion pounds due to the coronavirus, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Tuesday,...
May 12, 2020
KKR leads $43 million investment round in Slice pizza platform
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said on Tuesday it led an investor group making a $43 million investment in Slice, an online delivery platform for local pizza shops ...
May 12, 2020
China’s CCTV to continue to shun NBA games: state media
(Reuters) - China Central Television (CCTV) will continue to not show National Basketball Association (NBA) games in the country, state media outlet Global Times has said, citing a statement from the ...
May 12, 2020
Tips to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have surged in recent weeks: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been handling a surge in tips, complaints and referrals that have come into the agency since mid-March, an agency official ...
May 12, 2020
As coronavirus crisis saps his popularity, Brazil’s Bolsonaro courts former foes
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Facing a criminal investigation that could oust him from office, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is courting political power brokers he once decried as corrupt...
May 12, 2020
Brazilian card processor StoneCo lays off 20% of workforce, 1,300 employees
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian card processor StoneCo Ltd on Tuesday is cutting 20% of its workforce, or 1,300 employees, according to a statement signed by its CEO Thiago Piau, who added that the me...
May 12, 2020
Grocery delivery startup Instacart weighs new financing: The Information
(Reuters) - U.S. online grocery delivery company Instacart is in discussions to raise several hundred million dollars from existing and new investors, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing two p...
May 12, 2020
Brady relieved to be facing Peyton, not Eli, in golf match
Tom Brady traditionally got the better of fellow quarterback Peyton Manning during their encounters on the gridiron, however the latter's family holds a 2-0 edge in head-to-head Super Bowl tilts. Perh...
May 12, 2020
