Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Walmart trailed supermarkets amid peak panic-buying: data
By Reade Levinson and Melissa Fares LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans increased their visits to supermarkets far more than to Walmart Inc stores as panic-buying peaked in mid-March, a Reuters anal...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
A sixth region of New York ready to reopen: governor
(Reuters) - A region in the western corner of New York will become the sixth region to start reopening on Tuesday after hiring enough people to trace contacts of people who test positive for the novel...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
AmEx says employees can work from home through 2020
(Reuters) - American Express Co employees that are able to work from home should continue to do so for the rest of the year, Chief Executive Officer Steve Squeri said in a video message on LinkedIn as...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
U.S. attorney general does not expect review of 2016 election interference to lead to Obama criminal probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he does not expect a Justice Department review of the FBI's handling of 2016 election interference to lead to criminal charges ...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises 160 to 34,796
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people who have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19 rose by 160 to 34,796, the health department said on Twitter on Monday. A total of 246,4...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
Bowman signed, Hendrick has one vacancy left
Alex Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports agreed to one-year contract extension through 2021. Bowman won in California on March 1 to secure a spot in NASCAR's playoffs and finished second at The Real Heroe...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
Azar says 'hopeful' U.S. schools will reopen in fall: Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said on Monday he was hopeful American schools would reopen in the fall, despite reports of a rare inflammatory syndrome in children that is beli...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
SoftBank's Son hopes 'winged unicorns' can save crumbling tech empire
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday pinned his hopes on a small group of "winged unicorns" to save the performance of his $100 billion Vision Fund - althoug...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
Argentine parents, newborn baby separated 8,000 miles by virus
By Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino in Buenos Aires have yet to meet their baby Manu, who was born via a surrogate mother in Kiev 8,000 miles (12,875 km) away as...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020
Alonso is ready to return in 2021, says ex-boss Briatore
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Two-times world champion Fernando Alonso is ready for a Formula One comeback, his long-time adviser and former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has said amid increa...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2020