Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lowe's posts bigger-than-expected drop in same-store sales
(Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc reported a bigger-than-expected drop in same-store sales on Wednesday, as demand eased for its home-improvement tools and building materials from pandemic highs. Americans h...
May 18, 2022
Suburbs vs downtown: Toronto's mixed housing market may signal coming trend
By Julie Gordon and Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto home prices are falling, but not everywhere. The median home price in the greater Toronto area has slipped 8.9% in the last two month...
May 18, 2022
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review panel
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic threat than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019, and may actually be in a worse place given the economic tol...
May 18, 2022
Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. election primaries, but two fall short
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Car...
May 18, 2022
Global smoking rates fall for first time, but rise for kids, Africa - report
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking rates have declined globally for the first time on record, according to a new report on tobacco use from a public health campaign group and U.S. academics....
May 18, 2022
Analysis-Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over bots
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price (Reuters) - Elon Musk may find a way to prove his claim that spam accounts on Twitter Inc's platform are significantly higher than the social media company has es...
May 18, 2022
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund takes 5% Nintendo stake
By Sam Nussey and Saeed Azhar TOKYO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken a 5.01% stake in Nintendo Co Ltd as the sovereign wealth fund increases its exposure to the ...
May 18, 2022
Russia says there is no movement in peace talks with Ukraine
(Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that there was no movement in peace talks with Ukraine, and that Kyiv was showing a total unwillingness to continue them. "Negotiations ar...
May 18, 2022
Russia touts new generation of 'blinding' laser weapons
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday touted its new generation of laser weapons including a mobile laser system first announced by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 which Moscow ...
May 18, 2022
Romania tweaks tax law to spur offshore Black Sea gas investments
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - After years of stalling, Romanian lawmakers approved legislation on Wednesday to reduce taxes on future income from offshore gas projects, hoping it would unlock investment in th...
May 18, 2022
