Category Archives: Syndicated
Dismissed as ‘poor things’, three women try to unseat male president of Belarus
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Dismissed by the incumbent as too fragile to run Belarus because of their gender, three women have joined forces to try to unseat President Alexander Lukashenko, ...
Jul 22, 2020
Bill Ackman’s blank check company raises $4 billion in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd has raised $4 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, the blank check company backed by billionaire investor Bill Ackman said on Wednesday. The fi...
Jul 22, 2020
Former Ivory Coast minister to run for president in break with ruling party
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Marcel Amon-Tanoh, a longtime ally of President Alassane Ouattara and until recently his foreign minister, declared on Wednesday he would run in Ivory Coast's presidential election...
Jul 22, 2020
Ukraine’s central bank seen cutting rate from 6% under new governor: Reuters poll
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank is likely to cut its key interest rate from 6% on Thursday at the first monetary policy meeting since a new governor took charge promising to ...
Jul 22, 2020
Online lender Kabbage launches checking accounts for small businesses
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - Atlanta-based online lender Kabbage Inc said on Wednesday that it will offer checking accounts for small businesses, making it the latest financial technology startup to exp...
Jul 22, 2020
Switzerland expands COVID-19 quarantine watchlist
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has expanded to 42 the number of territories on its watchlist of coronavirus hot spots, new arrivals from which must enter a ten-day quarantine, health authorities said ...
Jul 22, 2020
Spotify signs new licensing deal with Vivendi’s Universal Music Group
PARIS (Reuters) - Music streaming service Spotify said on Wednesday that it had signed a new, multi-year licensing agreement with Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG), reinforcing Spotify's catalogue...
Jul 22, 2020
U.S. has contract with Pfizer for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses: Azar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Wednesday the federal government has signed a contract with Pfizer Inc. for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, ...
Jul 22, 2020
Business owners share concern about upcoming Metro Public Health order
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — "In Nashville’s fight to slow the spread of COVID-19, restaurants and establishments that serve alcohol will have to close by 10 p.m. each night beginning on Frid...
Jul 22, 2020
Exclusive: Whitbread may cut 250 head office roles in proposed organisational changes
(Reuters) - Premier Inn-owner Whitbread said on Wednesday it may cut around 250 head office roles as part of proposed changes to its organisational structure, while navigating through the coronavirus ...
Jul 22, 2020
