Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis - Suarez Navarro given standing ovation as she bows out of U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carla Suarez Navarro received a standing ovation at Flushing Meadows on Monday after the fan favorite brought down the curtains on her Grand Slam singles career following her firs...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Google, Facebook, Microsoft top EU lobbying spending - study
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google unit, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing U...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Soccer - Brazil abandons plans to have fans at Argentine qualifier
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities have abandoned plans to allow a crowd of 12,000 to watch Sunday's World Cup qualifier with Argentina due to what the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
SEC chairman says ban of payment for order flow 'on the table' - Barron's
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said a full ban of the controversial payment for order flow (PFOF) practice is "on the table," financial newspaper Barron...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Tennis - Cilic retires for first time in more than 800 matches
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Marin Cilic of Croatia retired from his first-round match against German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Monday with an apparent injury, his earliest exit from the U.S. O...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
FAA says Kabul airport now uncontrolled, U.S. carriers barred from flights
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kabul airport is without air traffic control services now that the U.S. military has withdrawn from Afghanistan, and U.S. civil aircraft are barred from oper...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
U.S. appeals court revives Madoff trustee lawsuit against Citigroup
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday said Citigroup Inc must face a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit by the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's former firm, who a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Tennis - Isner sent packing in first round by Nakashima
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wildcard Brandon Nakashima toppled fellow American John Isner 7-6(7) 7-6(6) 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. The 20-year-old tamed his 6'10" compatriot's fearsom...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
Robinhood shares tumble after PayPal news, SEC scrutiny of key revenue stream
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc, a popular gateway for trading meme stocks, tumbled on Monday on news that PayPal Holdings Inc may start an online brokerage and a ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
AstraZeneca requires U.S. employees to get COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc on Monday joined a growing list of companies in requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to its offices. The company sa...
Thomson Reuters Aug 30, 2021
