Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ debated risks from supply constraints, China slowdown - September summary
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers debated rising risks to the country's exports and output such as China's economic slowdown, chip shortages and Southeast Asian factory shutdowns, a summary...
Sep 30, 2021
NBA vaccination rate reaches 95 percent
As a few notable NBA players continue to make headlines for their anti-vaccination stances, the vast majority of the league has been vaccinated against COVID-19. NBA executive director Michele Roberts...
Sep 30, 2021
Peru minister calls MMG short-sighted over Las Bambas unrest, calls for train line
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's mining minister said on Thursday that unrest at the huge Las Bambas copper mine was partly caused by MMG Ltd's short-sighted decision to rely on a dirt roa...
Sep 30, 2021
Diageo to invest $500 million in tequila production in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - British beverage company Diageo said on Thursday it will invest $500 million to increase its tequila production capacity in Mexico and help it meet local and international dema...
Sep 30, 2021
Canadiens, CF Montreal allowed full capacity at home games
The Montreal Canadiens and CF Montreal will be allowed to expand to 100 percent capacity following Quebec's latest health directives related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province's health minister an...
Sep 30, 2021
Bridgestone unit agrees to pay $3.35 million to settle environmental claims -U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firestone Polymers LLC, a unit of Bridgestone Corp, has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and other laws at its synthetic rubber manufacturing facility i...
Sep 30, 2021
Zoom, Five9 mutually agree to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal
(Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc's $14.7 billion deal to buy cloud-based call center operator Five9 Inc has been mutually terminated, the companies said on Thursday, scuttling the video confer...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. appeals court sides with Biden, allows border expulsions of families to continue
By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration can continue expelling migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under...
Sep 30, 2021
Legendary electric guitar inventor Les Paul's personal Gibson up for auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A guitar that helped launch rock'n'roll will be for sale on Oct. 13, when Christie's in New York auctions inventor Les Paul's own personal guitar bearing his name. The "Number One...
Sep 30, 2021
S&P raises Braskem-Idesa's rating after deal with Pemex
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday it raised Braskem-Idesa's credit rating from "B" to "B+" citing better performance and deleveraging after the firm reached an ethane ga...
Sep 30, 2021
