Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wells Fargo's chief compliance officer quits: FT
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's compliance chief is leaving after two years of trying to turn around the scandal-plagued bank's internal oversight and risk management functions, the Financial Times rep...
Aug 13, 2020
Disney to stream a new 'Star Wars' holiday special with Legos
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new "Star Wars" holiday special produced with Legos will debut on Walt Disney Co's Disney+ streaming service in November, the company said on Thursday. The special will featu...
Aug 13, 2020
HHS invests $6.5 million in diagnostic labs to expand COVID-19 testing
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is investing $6.5 million in two diagnostic laboratories to increase the country's COVID-19 testing capacity and perform an additional 1 million tests each week by earl...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. mayors identify police unions as an obstacle to reform
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The U.S. Conference of Mayors took direct aim at powerful police unions on Thursday, calling the collective bargaining agreements they negotiate an obstacle to police refo...
Aug 13, 2020
Households with children taking the biggest financial hit during pandemic: New York Fed report
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Households with children are under severe economic strain and at greater risk of needing to dip into savings, missing a rent payment or not having enough food to eat duri...
Aug 13, 2020
France's Macron pushes for a government of technocrats to rescue Lebanon
By Michel Rose and Tom Perry PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing Lebanon's political leaders to install an interim technocratic government able to enact reforms, win b...
Aug 13, 2020
Kuwait to move to fourth stage of gradual return to normality plan: cabinet
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Kuwaiti cabinet said on Thursday it will start implementing the fourth stage of the gradual go-to-normality plan on Aug. 18 and some activities that were set to open during the f...
Aug 13, 2020
Thomson Reuters buys cloud-based court document management platform CaseLines
(Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp has acquired CaseLines, a cloud-based court document and evidence management platform, the news and information provider said on Thursday, without disclosing financial...
Aug 13, 2020
Reports: Westbrook to miss start of playoff series
Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook will miss the start of next week's playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a strained right quadriceps muscle, the Houston Chronicle first repor...
Aug 13, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey will exact 'high price' for any attack on vessel
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that any attack on a Turkish ship exploring for oil and gas in disputed Mediterranean waters would incur a "high price" and suggested Turke...
Aug 13, 2020
