Author Archives: Syndicated Content
VW U.S. chief warns of industry challenges with EV battery shift
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's top U.S. executive said on Thursday the United States faces major challenges in ramping up battery production to facilitate a shift to electr...
Jun 16, 2022
Rates on U.S. 30-year mortgages see biggest one-week increase since 1987
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. housing finance giant Freddie Mac said on Thursday the average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose by more than half a percentage point to 5.78%, the greatest...
Jun 16, 2022
Snap tests new subscription feature called Snapchat+
By Katie Paul and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap Inc, the parent company of photo messaging app Snapchat, is testing a new subscription service called Snapchat+ that would give subscribers access to exc...
Jun 16, 2022
Athletics-Norway's Ingebrigtsen powers to mile victory in Oslo
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen stormed to victory in the mile race at the Wanda Diamond League meeting on Thursday, clocking a time of 3:46.46 to narrowly miss out on the European record...
Jun 16, 2022
Soccer-Barcelona approve selling 25% of TV rights and 49.9% of retail arm
By Fernando Kallas BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona approved on Thursday the sale of a minority share of their licensing and merchandising division and the cession of up to 25% of income from their LaL...
Jun 16, 2022
Top Republican negotiator walks out of U.S. Senate gun talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead Republican negotiator in U.S. Senate negotiations toward a bipartisan gun safety bill walked out of the talks on Thursday, dimming the likelihood of a vote on the legis...
Jun 16, 2022
Russian-flagged ships transport Ukraine's grain to Syria, Maxar says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian-flagged ships have been carrying grain harvested in Ukraine last season and transported it to Syria, U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar said on Thurs...
Jun 16, 2022
Bitcoin falls 7.03% to $20,969.32
(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 7.03% to $20,969.32 at 20:04 GMT on Thursday, losing $1,585.95 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, was down 56.5% from this...
Jun 16, 2022
UK-EU trade war? Sefcovic says all options are on the table
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will keep all options on the table in terms of its response to Britain's move to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland, Maros Sefcovic said on Thur...
Jun 16, 2022
Lyft reaches $25 million settlement over claims it hid safety problems
(Reuters) -Lyft Inc has reached a $25 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that the ride-hailing company concealed safety problems, including alleged sexual assaults by drivers, prior to i...
Jun 16, 2022
