Category Archives: Syndicated
Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, T...
Jul 15, 2020
ASOS to reject UK govt bonus for bringing back furloughed staff
LONDON (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer ASOS on Wednesday joined peers Primark and John Lewis in saying it would not take advantage of a British government scheme to pay employers for bring...
Jul 15, 2020
Spanish PM sees ‘very difficult hours ahead’ as EU summit nears
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he sees "very difficult hours ahead" as he visited his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven for talks ahead of an EU summit la...
Jul 15, 2020
Greek Jan-Jun budget deficit far below target due to COVID-19
A (Reuters) - Greece's central government recorded a primary budget deficit of 5.86 billion euros in January- June, missing its target for a surplus due to a lockdown to contain the coronavirus, finan...
Jul 15, 2020
UK financial job vacancies shrink by 60% in second quarter: data
LONDON (Reuters) - The volume of UK financial sector job vacancies dropped by 60% in the quarter to end-June, data on Wednesday showed, as the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted fresh injury to a labour mark...
Jul 15, 2020
Google buys 7.7% of Reliance’s digital unit Jio for $4.5 billion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries on Wednesday said Alphabet Inc's Google will buy a 7.7% stake in its digital unit for $4.5 billion, winning the backing of another U.S. tech giant aft...
Jul 15, 2020
Amid Hong Kong convulsion, Taiwan pitches investors its democracy
By Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Amid political turmoil in financial hub Hong Kong, Taiwan is pitching investors its democracy, rule of law and high quality of life as the island aim...
Jul 15, 2020
EU court scraps EU order to Apple to pay $15 billion in Irish taxes
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's second-top court on Wednesday rejected an EU order to iPhone maker Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14.78 billion) in Irish back taxes. "The General Court annuls the con...
Jul 15, 2020
Fitbits for Chickens
Some poultry farmers have issues with mite infestations, especially the northern fowl mite. One way to fix this was a new insect detection gadget…basically a chicken fitbit. There were some scie...
Jul 15, 2020
OPEC+ meets to decide on oil cuts easing
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - OPEC and allies such as Russia meet on Wednesday to decide oil output policy from August amid broad market expectations the group will ease supply curbs as the global economy ...
Jul 15, 2020
