Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. bipartisan infrastructure bill may extend broadband payment help enacted during pandemic -sources
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are considering extending a COVID-era program that helped lower-income Americans get broadband access as part of the $...
Jul 27, 2021
Robinhood says U.S. watchdogs probing staff meme stock trading, registration
By Chris Prentice and Noor Zainab Hussain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc disclosed on Tuesday it has received inquiries from U.S. watchdogs asking whether employees traded GameStop Corp....
Jul 27, 2021
Sydney braces for extended COVID-19 lockdown as rest of Australia opens
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian officials are set to extend a COVID-19 lockdown in the country's largest city, Sydney, as new cases remain stubbornly high despite a month under strict stay-home orders, ...
Jul 27, 2021
Oreo maker sweetens sales outlook as emerging markets bounce back
By Aditi Sebastian (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc raised its full-year organic revenue forecast on Tuesday, as more consumers snacked on the food giant's Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates ac...
Jul 27, 2021
Remington offers $33 million to families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Remington Arms Co on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $33 million to nine families to settle lawsuits claiming that its marketing of firearms contributed to th...
Jul 27, 2021
Chilean environmental regulator brings charges against Canada's Lundin
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean environmental regulator said on Tuesday that it had filed charges against the Candelaria copper mine, operated by Canada's Lundin, for breaches in it...
Jul 27, 2021
NBA-Obama joins NBA Africa as strategic partner
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner to help advance social responsibility efforts across the continent, the National Basketball Association said...
Jul 27, 2021
Sell-off in China shares extends rout in U.S.-listed shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sell-off in Chinese shares overnight in Asia extended the rout in U.S. markets on Tuesday, with a gap in volatility indexes signaling further weakness ahead, as tighter governme...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. calls for halt to violence against Eritreans in Tigray
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - The United States is deeply concerned about reported attacks against Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday...
Jul 27, 2021
Soccer-Bordeaux name Petkovic as head coach on three-year contract
(Reuters) - Vladimir Petkovic has left his job as Switzerland coach to take over at Girondins de Bordeaux, the French Ligue 1 club and Swiss FA said on Tuesday. The 57-year-old Petkovic, who helped gu...
Jul 27, 2021
