Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-What's in the U.S. COVID-19 bill? Unemployment, $600 checks, 'three martini lunch' deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the novel coronavi...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. House panel subpoenas health chief, CDC head over COVID-19 response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a U.S. House Oversight Committee panel on COVID-19 on Monday issued subpoenas to two top Trump administration health officials over accusations of political interfer...
Dec 21, 2020
Yandex warns against limiting foreign ownership in Russian online streaming services
By Nadezhda Tsydenova and Anna Rzhevkina (Reuters) - A draft law proposing to limit foreign shareholdings in Russian companies that offer online video streaming services to 20% could worsen the invest...
Dec 21, 2020
Panthers fire GM Hurney
General manager Marty Hurney was fired by the Carolina Panthers. Hurney was in a second stint as GM of the franchise and was previously dismissed in 2012. Owner David Tepper said Monday it became evid...
Dec 21, 2020
Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -13.9 in December
(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 3.7 points in December from the November number, figures released on Monday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone con...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. drivers log 380 billion fewer miles through October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drivers logged 8.8% fewer miles in October as millions of Americans continue to work from home and avoid travel and tourism destinations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. Treasury has not seen any damage from widespread hack-CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recently uncovered hacking campaign of U.S. agencies impacted the Treasury Department's unclassified systems but the department has not seen any damage, Treasury Secretary Ste...
Dec 21, 2020
Biden names additional members of National Economic Council
(Reuters) - U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden on Monday named additional people to join the National Economic Council, his transition team said in a statement. David Kamin will be the NEC Deputy Director...
Dec 21, 2020
IBM to buy European cloud startup Nordcloud
(Reuters) - International Business Machines will acquire European startup Nordcloud, the latest in a series of acquisitions for the 109-year old firm preparing a mega spin-off to focus on cloud comput...
Dec 21, 2020
Mexican president expects no conflicts with Biden administration
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his weekend call with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden was "very friendly" and that he expect relations to be positiv...
Dec 21, 2020
