Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GoPuff raises $1.15 billion at nearly $9 billion valuation from SoftBank, others
(Reuters) - U.S. delivery start-up goPuff said on Tuesday it has raised $1.15 billion in a new round of funding from investors including SoftBank, bringing its valuation to $8.9 billion. The latest fu...
Mar 23, 2021
Stellantis' war on costs in Italy begins with the toilets, unions say
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis' campaign to reduce costs has led to cuts in cleaning services and the number of toilets available in Italian factories, where production is ...
Mar 23, 2021
WTO DG says "disappointed" in EU vaccine export restrictions
GENEVA (Reuters) - The director-general of the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday she was disappointed in the European Union's export authorisation scheme for COVID-19 vaccines, saying that she ...
Mar 23, 2021
Pfizer begins early-stage study of oral COVID-19 drug
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has started an early-stage U.S. trial of an oral COVID-19 antiviral therapy that could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection, the company said on Tuesday. The...
Mar 23, 2021
Music soothes pandemic blues as 2020 record sales hit high note
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Turn on, tune in and stay at home. That's what millions of music fans did in 2020, with a rise in subscription streaming leading global recorded music reve...
Mar 23, 2021
Russia discusses green bond deal as ESG pressures build
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank and finance ministry have started consultations on a green bond issue, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to enhance its sustainab...
Mar 23, 2021
Cleaning products maker Reckitt Benckiser tidies name, rebrands as simply Reckitt
(Reuters) - Cleaning products maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said on Tuesday it would rebrand itself and be known simply as Reckitt, reflecting the latter's widespread usage. Reckitt's cleaning pro...
Mar 23, 2021
UK government moves to compel Northern Ireland to expand abortion services
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government published legislation on Tuesday to hand it powers to compel Northern Ireland to implement more liberal abortion services, despite opposition from the region'...
Mar 23, 2021
Volkswagen says Gernot Doellner becomes new strategy chief
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Tuesday Porsche AG executive Gernot Doellner will become the carmaker's new strategy chief from May 1. "With the addition of Gernot Doellner we are gaining a p...
Mar 23, 2021
Four detained in Uganda for killing and dismembering lions
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan wildlife officials have detained four men suspected of killing and dismembering lions in one of the East African country's largest national parks, they said on Tuesday. Six...
Mar 23, 2021
