Category Archives: Syndicated
KKR hires ex-Danaher executive for industrial deals
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said on Monday it had hired former Danaher Corp executive Dan Daniel to bolster its team that focuses on acquiring and operating ...
Jul 06, 2020
Egypt’s military production minister dies
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's state minister of military production, Mohamed al-Assar, one of the country's most prominent government and military figures, died on Monday, state media said. He was 74. Loc...
Jul 06, 2020
Where COVID-19 is spreading fastest as U.S. cases rise 27% in past week
By Chris Canipe and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The United States saw a 27% increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the week ended July 5 compared to the previous seven days, with 24 states reporting posit...
Jul 06, 2020
MLB confirms testing delays, doesn’t expect recurrence
Major League Baseball said Monday that "unforeseen delays" caused some teams not to receive results of their COVID-19 player tests in a timely manner over the Fourth of July weekend. "Our plan require...
Jul 06, 2020
Uber, Postmates deal would dominate Los Angeles, Miami markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's plan to buy Postmates Inc could pose problems in Miami and Los Angeles where the two dominate the food delivery market, according to antitrust experts wh...
Jul 06, 2020
U.S. health official Fauci says COVID-19 outbreak is ‘serious situation’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health official Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States "is really not good" and a "serious situation that we have t...
Jul 06, 2020
Modest insect-munching Madagascar reptile was forerunner to dinosaurs
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dinosaurs and the flying reptiles called pterosaurs - both known for achieving great size - had humble beginnings, as shown by a diminutive insect-eating reptile ...
Jul 06, 2020
Hedge funds increase bullish U.S. crude bets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other money managers raised their net long U.S. crude futures and options positions in the latest week, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said o...
Jul 06, 2020
Colombian FA fined $4.6 million over World Cup ticket scam
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) and some of its senior members have been fined $4.6 million for planning and executing a scheme to resell World Cup tickets at inflated price...
Jul 06, 2020
NFL: Super Bowl MVP Mahomes signs 10-year extension with Chiefs – ESPN
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes has signed a 10-year contract extension to stay with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs through 2031, ESPN reported on Monday. The 24-year-old quarterback...
Jul 06, 2020
