Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian province Saskatchewan sees bigger, C$2.6-billion deficit to fight pandemic
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Saskatchewan forecast on Tuesday a C$2.6-billion ($2.07 billion)deficit in the current 2021-22 fiscal year, up from last year's C$...
Apr 06, 2021
Self-driving sensor startup Innoviz's shares rise on public debut
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Shares of self-driving car sensor startup Innoviz rose on Tuesday, on its first day trading as public company. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based firm is developing a lidar senso...
Apr 06, 2021
Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthis -state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Iran-aligned Houthis towards the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait on Tuesday, Sau...
Apr 06, 2021
Amazon supports higher corporate taxes in U.S.: Bezos
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in support of a rise in U.S. corporate tax rates, the e-commerce firm's outgoing chief executive officer Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday. "We support the Biden Administration'...
Apr 06, 2021
U.S. administers 168.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 168,592,075 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 219,194,215 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Apr 06, 2021
Software firm Canva valued at $15 billion after latest investment
(Reuters) - Australian software firm Canva on Tuesday said the company's valuation had more than doubled to $15 billion following an investment of $71 million. Sydney-based Canva, launched in 2013, of...
Apr 06, 2021
Virgin Media's chief to be named CEO of merged company after tie-up with O2: Sky News
(Reuters) - Virgin Media's boss, Lutz Schuler, will be named on Wednesday as the chief executive of the British broadband company's joint venture with the Telefonica SA's UK mobile network O2, Sky New...
Apr 06, 2021
U.S. must invest heavily to stay No. 1 economy: White House economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must invest heavily in its workforce, infrastructure, research and development remain competitive and stay the world's largest economy, Cecilia Rouse, chair of...
Apr 06, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro speaks to Russia's Putin about Sputnik vaccine
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone on Tuesday about buying and domestically manufacturing the Sputni...
Apr 06, 2021
Nuclear, coal, oil jobs pay more than those in wind, solar: report
(Reuters) - Workers in nuclear energy and fossil fuel industries earn higher wages than those in renewable energy sectors like wind and solar that are the focus of President Joe Biden's plan to stimul...
Apr 06, 2021
