Category Archives: Syndicated
Carnival to raise $1.26 billion in debt to deal with COVID-19 impact
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp is planning to raise about $1.26 billion in a bond offering, the beleaguered cruise operator said Wednesday as it struggles to stay afloat after the COVID-19 pandemic impacte...
Jul 15, 2020
Twitter accounts of Musk, Gates apparently hacked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The official Twitter accounts of billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk were apparently hacked as both accounts sought bitcoin donations on Wednesday. The tweets on both accounts...
Jul 15, 2020
NBA adds antibody testing to protocols – report
Because of a concern for false positives with coronavirus testing, the NBA on Wednesday authored a memo that added antibody testing to its return-to-play protocol, ESPN reported. Since dead coronaviru...
Jul 15, 2020
Exclusive: Argentina farm minister says no plan to hike grains export taxes
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina does not plan to increase grains export taxes despite the government's need for revenue as the coronavirus pushes the country into a deep recession...
Jul 15, 2020
Peru’s Vizcarra shuffles cabinet as pandemic takes toll
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martn Vizcarra undertook a major government reshuffle on Wednesday, replacing more than half his cabinet as his popularity has taken a hit due to th...
Jul 15, 2020
Virgin Galactic names Disney executive Colglazier as new CEO
(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Wednesday named Walt Disney Co executive Michael Colglazier as its new chief executive officer. Colglazier will replace George...
Jul 15, 2020
Delayed tax day to bring revenue lift to cash-strapped U.S. states
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - A downward spiral in revenue in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak will pause this month for most U.S. states as Wednesday's income tax filing deadline generates ...
Jul 15, 2020
Google ties more work tools into Gmail, aiming to get ahead of Microsoft
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said its corporate Gmail customers will now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email service, a...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discharged from hospital
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital after being treated for a possible infection, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday, in the latest h...
Jul 15, 2020
Olympics: No Tokyo Games likely means no Beijing either, says Pound
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - If the postponed Tokyo Olympics do not go ahead next year due to COVID-19 then the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will likely also fall victim to the pandemic, said long-time I...
Jul 15, 2020
