Category Archives: Syndicated
Risk coronavirus or default: ride-hail drivers face tough choices as U.S. aid expires
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Uber driver Johan Nijman faces a difficult decision as federal unemployment aid expires: risk failing to pay for groceries and even lose his home, or resume driving...
Aug 06, 2020
ViacomCBS beats estimates for second-quarter revenue
(Reuters) - ViacomCBS Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday as a home-bound audience boosted demand for its streaming services. Revenue fell 12% to $6.28 billion in the second...
Aug 06, 2020
Letter to schools: GOP may expand open enrollment if schools don’t open for in-person classes
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – Republican leadership in the state Assembly are directly lobbying school districts into reopening for in-person instruction. A letter was sent out to...
Aug 06, 2020
‘Love is not tourism,’ says couple separated for six months by coronavirus
WIESLOCH, Germany (Reuters) - Florian Mehler last saw his girlfriend in late January, when she left Germany for her native Brazil. His plans to join Renata Alves in late March were scuttled when the b...
Aug 06, 2020
Bristol Myers lifts annual profit view on hopes of pickup in patient visits to doctors
(Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb Co raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday on hopes of a recovery in demand for its hospital-administered drugs, which had dropped as patients stayed away from d...
Aug 06, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard will again staff local polling places
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) Governor Tony Evers has announced Wednesday that personnel from the Wisconsin National Guard will assist in next week’s primary elections. Evers office...
Aug 06, 2020
Futures muted ahead of weekly unemployment claims data
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Thursday as investors looked forward to the latest weekly jobless claims report to gauge the pace of a rebound in the labor market, whi...
Aug 06, 2020
Don’t stand so close: Singapore trials automated drones to check
By Tova Cohen and John Geddie TEL AVIV/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Beware, Singaporeans standing too close, automated drones might be keeping an eye on you from above. Singapore's police have been trialling...
Aug 06, 2020
Fresh U.S. pandemic stimulus should be more targeted: Raghuram Rajan
By Divya Chowdhury (Reuters) - The United States should take a more targeted approach with its new pandemic aid so it can save ammunition in case of a future economic slowdown or a second wave of infe...
Aug 06, 2020
Lockdown sees Turkish women bear brunt of unpaid work: research
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish women did four times as much household and care work as men during lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, research supported by the United Nations Devel...
Aug 06, 2020
