Category Archives: Syndicated
Grindr, dating app valued at $620 million, cleared for small-business loan
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Grindr, the gay dating app valued at $620 million when it was sold recently by its Chinese owner, was approved for a $1 million to $2 million loan for small businesses sufferi...
Jul 06, 2020
U.S. tech chiefs will testify before House panel on July 27: committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Amazon.com, Apple, Alphabet's Google and Facebook will appear before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on July 27, the committee said in a statement ...
Jul 06, 2020
An end to Australia’s apartment binge looms over jobs, growth
By Swati Pandey and Sam Holmes SYDNEY (Reuters) - The hit to Australia's population growth from closing its international borders is quickly turning a long-running housing shortage into a glut, bringi...
Jul 06, 2020
Actor Depp takes on UK tabloid in court battle over ‘wife beater’ claims
LONDON (Reuters) - Johnny Depp begins legal action against a British tabloid on Tuesday in a case that is likely to delve into the private lives of the Hollywood star, his ex-wife actress Amber Heard ...
Jul 06, 2020
SoftBank-backed startups among those approved for U.S. paycheck loan program
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Four technology startups backed by SoftBank Group Corp's $100 billion Vision Fund were among the small companies approved for a U.S. pandemic aid program...
Jul 06, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tested again for novel coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus, after local media reported he had symptoms associated with th...
Jul 06, 2020
Democratic challengers in two tight U.S. Senate races step up fundraising
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic contenders for two Republican-held U.S. Senate seats on Monday said they accelerated fundraising in the second quarter, pointing to their momentum in w...
Jul 06, 2020
Ex-Panama president’s sons arrested in Guatemala on corruption charges
By Sofia Menchu and Elida Moreno GUATEMALA CITY/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli were arrested in Guatemala City on Monday and face extradition to the...
Jul 06, 2020
Dozens of expensive private schools received millions in U.S. pandemic loans
By Michelle Conlin and M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least six dozen expensive private schools, including one where former President Barack Obama's children studied, got between $42 million and $1...
Jul 06, 2020
New Zealand business confidence remains low in second quarter: NZIER survey
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand business confidence improved slightly in the June quarter but businesses remain pessimistic about general economic conditions over the coming months, a private think...
Jul 06, 2020
