Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California delays decision on rooftop solar policy reform
(Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday said it needed more time to consider proposed changes to the state's key rooftop solar incentive. In a notice to parties involv...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
J&J claims lawyers for talc plaintiffs leaked documents to Reuters
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday accused attorneys for people who have sued the pharmaceutical giant over its talc products of sharing confidential documents with Reuters i...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Analysis-Facebook usage dips for first time. Will Instagram follow?
By Paresh Dave and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - TikTok, the pandemic and mobile data costs in India all helped draw people away from Facebook at an unprecedented rate last quarter. The big question...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Baseball-MLB requests federal mediator to help resolve lockout -report
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball has requested immediate assistance of a federal mediator to help resolve its player lockout, ESPN reported on Thursday, citing sources. Players have been locked out s...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Board member of hedge fund Sculptor resigns in protest over CEO pay
(Reuters) - Sculptor Capital Management, one of only a handful of publicly-traded hedge fund companies, said on Thursday a board member has resigned in protest over how much the company plans to pay i...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Repsol says it will finish cleaning up Peru oil spill in late March
By Marco Aquino VENTANILLA, Peru (Reuters) - Spanish energy firm Repsol SA said on Thursday it will only finish cleaning up a large oil spill off the coast of Peru in late March, pushing back an earli...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Exclusive-Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday requiring "project labor agreements" in federal construction projects over $35 million, a potential bo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
Lawsuit accuses Washington, D.C. police of keeping 'watch list' of critics
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The District of Colombia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) maintains a "watch list" of reporters, advocates and critics, and delays or denies requests for public rec...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank cannot convert it to th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
IMF chief says still 'hard work' ahead on Argentina agreement
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said an agreement reached in principle with Argentina on a new standby loan was "pragmatic" but "hard wo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 03, 2022
