Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy consumer association sues Apple for planned iPhone obsolescence
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian consumer association Altroconsumo said on Monday it had told Apple it has launched a class action against the U.S. tech giant for the practice of planned obsolescence. In a s...
Jan 25, 2021
Dubai replaces health authority chief as UAE sees surge in COVID-19 cases
DUBAI (Reuters) - The ruler of Dubai has replaced the head of the emirate's health authority without explanation, in the midst of an immunisation drive and a spike in COVID-19 infections in the United...
Jan 25, 2021
Putin says palace Navalny alleges he owns is not his or his family's
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that an opulent Black Sea palace jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has accused him of owning did not belong to him or his family. ...
Jan 25, 2021
Nasdaq futures jump, hopes grow for stimulus
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped on Monday as markets geared up for a busy week of earnings from mega-cap technology companies, against the backdrop of rising hopes for a fiscal package...
Jan 25, 2021
EU states no longer recognise Guaido as Venezuela's interim president
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Juan Guaido is a "privileged interlocutor" but no longer considered interim president, European Union states said in a statement on Monday, sticking by their decision ...
Jan 25, 2021
Many U.S. utilities plan to hang on to their coal plants for a decade: Sierra Club
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - The most coal-dependent U.S. utilities plan to keep around 75% of their coal-fired power plants running for another decade, according to an analysis ...
Jan 25, 2021
Online merchants linked to QAnon down, but not out, following platform bans
By Jeffrey Dastin, Sheila Dang and Anna Irrera (Reuters) - Since last year, entrepreneur Dustin Krieger has faced bans by an expanding list of big tech companies: four blocked PayPal accounts, half a ...
Jan 25, 2021
U.S. corporate buybacks are on the rise, lifting investor hopes
By Caroline Valetkevitch and Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. corporate share buyback levels are slowly increasing after last year's pandemic-driven drop-off in spending, and investors are eager...
Jan 25, 2021
Former Google executive to run Italy's TIM new cloud unit
MILAN (Reuters) - Former Google executive Carlo d'Asaro Biondo has been appointed as Chief executive officer of Telecom Italia's (TIM) newly-created cloud unit Noovle, Italy's biggest phone group said...
Jan 25, 2021
IKEA lowers climate footprint helped by pandemic and energy-efficient light bulbs
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Furniture giant IKEA said it is on track to cut its emissions further after an 11% reduction in its climate footprint in the 12 months to the end of August, par...
Jan 25, 2021
