Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Opening-night rosters feature 107 international players
(Reuters) - Opening night rosters for the National Basketball Association's 2020-21 season, which begins later on Tuesday, will feature 107 international players from 41 countries, including a record ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
NIH pauses enrollment of critically ill patients in trials testing blood thinners against COVID-19
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday it had paused enrollment of critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care unit support in its trials testing blood ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
Musk tweets he reached out to Apple's Tim Cook for acquiring Tesla
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he reached out to Apple Inc's Tim Cook "during the darkest days of the Model 3 program" to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring T...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
U.S. Treasury-led report calls for overhaul of money market funds
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. policymakers need to consider major changes to make money market funds less vulnerable to investor runs, a working group led by the Tre...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
U.S. SEC charges blockchain payments firm Ripple with conducting unregistered securities offering
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said it filed an action against Ripple, the blockchain payments company associated with the crypt...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
Britain, Canada strike short-term deal to avoid post-Brexit tariffs
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and Britain said they struck a short-term deal on Tuesday to ensure that free trade between the two after Brexit can continue until the Canadian parliament approves a new bil...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
Two lawmakers urge U.S. to further tighten restrictions on China's SMIC
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to strengthen new rules adopted Friday aimed at preventing China's biggest chipmaker S...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
'Good riddance,' China says as Germany leaves U.N. Security Council
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Germany's U.N. envoy, during his last scheduled U.N. Security Council meeting, appealed to China to free two detained Canadians for Christmas, prompting China'...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
Daimler prepares listing of trucks business -Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German luxury carmaker Daimler is preparing a stock market listing of its trucks division, business newspaper Handelsblatt reported, citing company sources. The unit could be flo...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020
Some automakers want more time to meet new trade rules, Mexican official says
By Anthony Esposito and Sharay Angulo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Some automakers in North America are asking for more time to meet stringent content rules set out in a new trade agreement, and Mexico is ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 22, 2020