Category Archives: Syndicated
Pelosi says McConnell not ready to make U.S. coronavirus relief deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus re...
Jul 28, 2020
UK sets up $647 million emergency insurance fund for film and TV
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has announced a 500 million-pound ($647 million) fund to help television and film companies restart productions after companies complained they were unable to get insurance ...
Jul 28, 2020
Facebook CEO to defend company before Congress at Big Tech hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will defend the social media powerhouse before a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Wednesday on the market power of major tech firms...
Jul 28, 2020
AMD raises full-year sales forecast on data center strength
(Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc raised its full-year revenue outlook on Tuesday, driven by a surge in chip demand from data-center operators and PC makers scrambling to meet coronavirus-induced...
Jul 28, 2020
NBA: Bucks poised to trample Eastern Conference as season resumes
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Playing on a single site away from fans in a quarantine setting, teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) face plenty of unknowns as the league restarts its season...
Jul 28, 2020
ACLU asks U.S. court to sanction agents for targeting journalists at Portland protests
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. civil liberties advocates on Tuesday asked a federal court in Portland, Oregon, to hold federal agents in contempt for violating a temporary court order b...
Jul 28, 2020
Victoria’s Secret owner to cut 15% of its home office workforce
(Reuters) - L Brands Inc. said on Tuesday it was cutting 15% of its home office workforce, or about 850 associates, as the Victoria's Secret owner restructures its operations to cut costs in the face ...
Jul 28, 2020
California Latinos contracting COVID-19 at three times rate of whites
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Latinos in California are becoming ill and dying from COVID-19 at far greater rates than other groups, the state's top health official warned on Tues...
Jul 28, 2020
Moderna pitches virus vaccine at around $50-$60 per course: FT
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc is planning to price its coronavirus vaccine at $50 to $60 per course - higher than other vaccine makers have agreed to charge governments, the Financial Times reported on Tues...
Jul 28, 2020
Bio-secure bubble presents unprecedented challenges for NBA
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An NBA season like no other resumes inside a bio-secure bubble in Orlando this week, following a four-and-a-half month break, in what will probably be the most ...
Jul 28, 2020
