Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Intel details mixed-source chip strategy and TSMC partnerships
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships w...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Philly Fed factory index falls in July to lowest since December
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Growth in factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region slowed for the fourth consecutive month in August after hitting its highest pace in nearly half a century earlier t...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Hong Kong students charged with 'advocating terrorism' denied bail
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Four Hong Kong student leaders charged with "advocating terrorism" after their union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a p...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
U.S. cannabis insurers get ready to roll as federal legalization nears
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as Congress inches closer to legali...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 17-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 17-month low last week, pointing to another month of robust job growth, though surging COVID-19 inf...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Biden says he and his wife will get COVID booster vaccine- interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden would receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to boost their immunity, as his administration announced booster sho...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Ivory coast confirms H5N1 avian flu outbreak
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has identified an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu near the commercial capital Abidjan and has taken steps to curb its spread, the livestock ministry sa...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
EU says import of J&J vaccines from South Africa is temporary
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a temporary agreement with South Africa to use a plant there to bottle Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 va...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
Motorcycling-Malaysian MotoGP cancelled and replaced by second Misano race
(Reuters) - MotoGP announced on Thursday the cancellation of the Malaysian Grand Prix for the second year in a row, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its replacement by another race at Italy's Misano ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
EV scooter startup Bird posts lower loss amid rapid expansion
By Nick Carey (Reuters) - Bird Rides electric scooter rental company on Thursday reported a narrower second-quarter loss, with revenue soaring to above pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 restrictions eas...
Thomson Reuters Aug 19, 2021
