Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel's holiday-quarter sales beat
(Reuters) - Mattel Inc beat estimates for quarterly sales on Tuesday as parents splurged on Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars for their children during a holiday season that was dulled by the COVID-19 ...
Feb 09, 2021
Twitter warns user growth to slow, beats sales and profit targets
By Elizabeth Culliford and Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday posted 27% user growth, missing Wall Street estimates, and warned this rate would slow in the upcoming quarters as a boos...
Feb 09, 2021
Malik Beasley sentenced to 120 days for felony conviction
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley on Tuesday was sentenced to 120 days in jail -- to be served following the NBA season -- after he pleaded guilty to the felony of threatening a family with a...
Feb 09, 2021
Senator Manchin urges Biden to reverse opposition to Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Senate energy committee, Joe Manchin, on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to reverse his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project provide...
Feb 09, 2021
California set to top New York as state with most COVID deaths
By Sharon Bernstein and Lisa Shumaker SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California was set to surpass New York as the U.S. state with the most coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, a grim reminder of the pandem...
Feb 09, 2021
China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - China poses a serious strategic threat to Canada, both through attempts to steal secrets and a campaign to intimidate the Chinese community, the head of Canada's ...
Feb 09, 2021
Disney to pull the plug on animation studio behind 'Ice Age,' 'Rio' films
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is closing the animation studio behind film franchises "Ice Age" and "Rio" due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the entertainment industry, the company said on Tuesday. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Wolves’ Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence for pointing a rifle at a family outs...
Feb 09, 2021
NYSE chief warns it may exit New York if stock transfer tax is imposed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange may leave New York State if Albany imposes a transfer tax on stock sales, the president of the Intercontinental Exchange Inc-owned exchange operator sa...
Feb 09, 2021
Penguins tab Ron Hextall as GM, Brian Burke as president
The Pittsburgh Penguins named Ron Hextall as their general manager and Brian Burke as president of hockey operations on Tuesday. Hextall will oversee the Penguins' day-to-day hockey operations and rep...
Feb 09, 2021
