Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Netflix joins virtual YouTuber boom
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Netflix has joined Japan's booming virtual Youtuber - or VTuber - scene with the launch of an animated character to promote its growing anime streaming offering. N-ko, ...
Apr 27, 2021
DoorDash lowers some fees for restaurants
By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - DoorDash Inc, the largest U.S. third-party food delivery company, on Tuesday said it lowered some fees for restaurants to use its platform after many have struggled to stay ...
Apr 27, 2021
German govt lifts 2021 GDP growth forecast to 3.5%, sees 3.6% in 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government raised its growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 3.5% from a previous estimate of 3% as it expects household spending to support the recovery once CO...
Apr 27, 2021
How the Fed may ace, or flub, its inflation call
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - As the U.S. economic recovery builds momentum, Americans will need to brace for a burst in prices of everything from airfare to lumber, cars to diapers. U.S. central bankers,...
Apr 27, 2021
Biden's first 100 days: COVID-19, jobs, foreign policy, immigration, guns and dogs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden marks 100 days in office on Friday, April 30. Judging a president's performance after 100 days in office is an American political tradition that histori...
Apr 27, 2021
Analysis: Bolsonaro's interventionism could be mixed blessing for state insurance IPO
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The first IPO by a Brazilian state-controlled company under President Jair Bolsonaro's government has emerged as a test of whether his penchant for intervening ...
Apr 27, 2021
After 100 days, Americans give Biden high marks for COVID-19 response, economy
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his Republic...
Apr 27, 2021
As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you banned
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site. The move by Amazon Inc's live-streaming platform involved hiring a...
Apr 27, 2021
Analysis-Are U.S. Supreme Court conservatives aiming to expand gun rights?
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, a nation with high levels of gun violence, could witness an increase in firearms carried in public if the Supreme Court ru...
Apr 27, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 chief visits LGBTQ centre to emphasise diversity
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto visited Japan's first permanent LGBTQ centre on Tuesday and emphasised Tokyo Olympic organisers' commitment to facilitating the public's understa...
Apr 27, 2021
