Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has passed away
By Jonathan Stempel and Bill Trott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in federal prison where he was servin...
Apr 14, 2021
Internet marketing firm Scorpion raises $100 million from Bregal Sagemount
(Reuters) - Scorpion has raised $100 million in funds from investment firm Bregal Sagemount to expand its technology and customer offerings, the internet marketing services provider said on Wednesday....
Apr 14, 2021
Biden to announce U.S. pullout from Afghanistan; peace remains elusive
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on Ame...
Apr 14, 2021
Hopes rise for Britain's summer getaway season
By Sarah Young and Laurence Frost LONDON (Reuters) - Hopes that the great British getaway would be possible this summer grew on Wednesday, with easyJet predicting that most of Europe would be open for...
Apr 14, 2021
J&J investor calls on shareholders to reject CEO Gorsky's pay
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - The Office of the Illinois State Treasurer is calling on Johnson & Johnson shareholders to reject Chief Executive Alex Gorsky's $29.6 million pay package because it shi...
Apr 14, 2021
French court upholds not-guilty ruling for cardinal in sex-abuse case
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest court for civil cases, the Cour de Cassation, on Wednesday rejected an appeal against an earlier court ruling that had found Roman Catholic cardinal Philippe Barbari...
Apr 14, 2021
McDonald's to train employees to combat harassment, discrimination
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Wednesday it will require new training and policies to combat harassment, discrimination and violence at its 39,000 restaurants worldwide, calling for safer work pl...
Apr 14, 2021
Turkey fines Google for abusing dominant position
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Competition Board said on Wednesday it had fined Google more than 296 million lira ($36.65 million) for abusing its dominant position in the search engine services area. In...
Apr 14, 2021
Germany's economic institutes cut GDP 2021 growth forecast to 3.7% - sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic institutes will cut their joint 2021 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 3.7% from 4.7% previously due to a longer than expected COVID-19 lockdown, tw...
Apr 14, 2021
Uber expands higher-margin U.S. transit software business with three new agencies
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it had signed deals with three new transit agencies to provide routing and matching technology for their public transportation fleets...
Apr 14, 2021
