Category Archives: Syndicated
American Express to acquire online lender Kabbage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express said on Monday it would buy fintech lender and platform Kabbage in a move aimed at bolstering its cash management offering to small businesses. Financial terms of...
Aug 17, 2020
Washington names former player Wright as NFL’s first Black team president
(Reuters) - The Washington Football Team on Monday named former NFL running back Jason Wright as its president, making him the first Black person to be hired for such a role in National Football Leagu...
Aug 17, 2020
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship in the Palestinian enclave have reached thousands of people, conve...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. West power prices at record high as California eyes more outages
(Reuters) - Electric prices in the U.S. West soared to record highs as California consumers prepared for more outages on Monday after the grid operator ordered utilities to shut power over the weekend...
Aug 17, 2020
SoftBank builds $1.2 billion Amazon stake; invests in Netflix, Tesla
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in e-commerce firm Amazon , regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the tech conglomerate expands its in...
Aug 17, 2020
EU regulators okay with conditions Mastercard’s Scandinavian e-pay deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Monday cleared Mastercard's bid to buy part of Scandinavian payments group Nets after the companies agreed to sell a Nets technology to a rival to boost...
Aug 17, 2020
BA jumbo heads to scrapheap as 747 fleet retirement starts
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways said the retirement of its jumbo jet fleet will start on Tuesday when the first of its 31 remaining Boeing 747s takes off from Heathrow and heads to Spain to be scra...
Aug 17, 2020
Penguins’ Malkin undergoes elbow surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin had surgery on his left elbow Monday and will need three to four weeks of recovery time, the team announced Monday. The 34-year-old forward should return in time...
Aug 17, 2020
Lowe’s seen gaining on Home Depot in lockdown DIY boom
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - Lowe's Co Inc is expected to edge past rival Home Depot with what could be its biggest growth in quarterly same-store sales in at least a decade, benefiting from its ...
Aug 17, 2020
Trump says may hold memorial service for brother at White House on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he was looking at having a memorial service for his late brother, Robert Trump, on Friday at the White House. Robert Trump, 71, died on Sat...
Aug 17, 2020
