Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gap weighing sale of China business: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Gap Inc is weighing options including a potential sale of its China business, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The report said htt...
Mar 08, 2021
Factbox: What is in the final version of U.S. Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid plan?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion plan to address the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic includes proposals ranging from fresh payments to households, aid for ca...
Mar 08, 2021
Biden grants temporary protected status to Venezuelans in U.S.: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is granting temporary protected status to Venezuelan migrants living in the United States and is also working to coordinate international pressure again...
Mar 08, 2021
Kamala Harris to make U.N. debut as U.S. vice president at gender equality meeting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kamala Harris is due to make her United Nations debut as U.S. vice president next week when she addresses an annual United Nations meeting on the promotion of gender equality and ...
Mar 08, 2021
It's official: Nasdaq in a correction, with 10% fall from Feb. record close
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq's retreat from its all-time highs last month is now officially considered a correction in a bull market. The tech-heavy index on Monday closed down 2.22% unofficially a...
Mar 08, 2021
Tesla loses a third of its value for the third time in a year
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's stock extended losses on Monday and is now down by a third from its January record high, making it the third time in about a year that the electric car maker'...
Mar 08, 2021
Cubs, White Sox allowed 20 percent capacity to open season
Opening Day in Chicago will take place with fans in the ballparks for the first time in more than a year. Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration announced Monday that crowds at Wrigley Field and Guaran...
Mar 08, 2021
NBA reports zero positive tests over All-Star weekend
The NBA on Monday announced a virus-free experience over its All-Star weekend in Atlanta, saying there were no positive tests for COVID-19. "All players, coaches, and game officials were tested for CO...
Mar 08, 2021
A quick swab and a boarding pass: Israel's El Al launches check-in COVID-19 test
By Steven Scheer BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel's El Al airlines launched a pilot programme at its Tel Aviv airport check-in counters on Monday to test unvaccinated passengers for COVID...
Mar 08, 2021
Weightlifting: Strong is beautiful for Tokyo hopeful Davies
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Sarah Davies put weightlifting down as a special talent when she entered her first beauty contest, the then-student egged on by regular drinkers in the Leeds pub whe...
Mar 08, 2021
