Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump renews threat to cut ties with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China. "It was not Ambassador Lighthizer's fault (yesterday in Committee) in that perhaps I didn't ma...
Jun 18, 2020
Robinhood reviews options trading offering following suicide by customer
By John McCrank and Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc said on Thursday it was reviewing its options trading offering following news that one of its customers took his own life aft...
Jun 18, 2020
Mavericks owner Cuban says NBA should allow ‘take a knee’ protests
(Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on Thursday he hopes the National Basketball Association will allow players to take a knee during the national anthem to support protests over the Ma...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. hotel occupancy back above 40% as ‘drive-to’ sites recover: STR
(Reuters) - The U.S. hotel industry's occupancy rates have more than doubled from historic lows of just over 20% in April, with "drive-to" locations bouncing back faster than urban and airport stays, ...
Jun 18, 2020
Lawyer asks U.N. to intervene with Cerrejon mine on behalf of indigenous Colombians
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - A British barrister is asking the United Nations Special Rapporteur to intervene with coal miner Cerrejon on behalf of Wayuu indigenous people in Colombia alleg...
Jun 18, 2020
MLBPA counters with 70-game proposal
The Major League Baseball Players Association offered a counterproposal Thursday to the league that includes a 70-game regular season and expanded playoffs in 2020 and 2021. The schedule would run fro...
Jun 18, 2020
Softbank set to invest in more than a dozen U.S. minority-led startups
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp will invest $2 million or more in 14 U.S. startups led by black founders and other underrepresented groups, the company said on Thursday, a...
Jun 18, 2020
McDonald’s to hire 260,000 staff this summer as restaurants reopen
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said https://news.mcdonalds.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mcdonalds-restaurants-anticipate-hiring-approximately-260000 on Thursday it would hire about 260,000 rest...
Jun 18, 2020
Colombian army frees two foreigners held by FARC dissidents
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian soldiers have freed two foreign nationals who were being held hostage by FARC rebel dissidents in the country's southwestern Cauca province, the government said on Thursda...
Jun 18, 2020
Shopify, BlackBerry develop COVID-19 app; Canada to roll out voluntary tests
By Moira Warburton and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian technology firms Shopify Inc and Blackberry Ltd are developing a mobile contact testing app for the novel coronavirus, Prime ...
Jun 18, 2020
