Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump family urges U.S. appeals court to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to halt a lawsuit accusing the U.S. president of exploiting his family name to promote a mar...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court justices question human rights claims against Nestle and Cargill
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they c...
Dec 01, 2020
Thanksgiving weekend sees 44% more online-only shoppers: NRF
(Reuters) - The number of online-only shoppers jumped 44% during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the United States to 95.7 million, the National Retail Federation said on Tuesday, even as the over...
Dec 01, 2020
France to 'deter' skiers searching for resorts still open abroad
PARIS (Reuters) - France will put restrictions on people traveling abroad to find ski resorts not subject to COVID-19 shutdowns this Christmas, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. "If th...
Dec 01, 2020
In Brazil, Santa not coming to town as pandemic hits
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Christmas wasn't just a time to be merry for Gino Esposito, it was a job. With a thick waist and long gray beard, Esposito is a professional Santa Claus who dresses up to hear ch...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden to present top economy advisers as pandemic threat worsens
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take ...
Dec 01, 2020
Bank of England cannot ignore history of slavery, governor says
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England should not brush aside links that some of its early governors had with the slave trade, because the central bank still derives influence from its 326-year histor...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden's economic picks signal focus on COVID labor crisis
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden has named inequality and labor market specialists as leaders in his economics team, suggesting he may prioritize progressive policies aimed at w...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. factory activity slows as COVID-19 infections accelerate
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in November, with new orders retreating from their highest level in nearly 17 years, as a resurgence in COVID-19 cases acros...
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 patients on some cancer therapies may be contagious for months: study
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients who received cancer treatments that suppress their immune system may remain contagious and able to spread the coronavirus for two months or more, accordin...
Dec 01, 2020
