Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan's Fast Retailing to cut prices by around 9%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Retail group Fast Retailing said on Thursday it was slashing prices by around 9% at its Uniqlo and GU stores in Japan, saying it recognised that many customers were experiencing "unp...
Mar 03, 2021
Mariah Carey's brother sues her for defamation over memoir
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mariah Carey's older brother on Wednesday sued the singer over her recent best-selling memoir "The Meaning of Mariah Carey," accusing her of defamation and inf...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. declined to prosecute Trump transport chief after inspector general review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after the inspector general's office referred allegations of potential misuse of offi...
Mar 03, 2021
The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone
By Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbours who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukush...
Mar 03, 2021
Goldman-backed secondhand clothing retailer ThredUp files for IPO
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs-backed secondhand clothing retailer ThredUp Inc made its IPO filing public on Wednesday, disclosing a bigger full-year loss ahead of a market debut. The company, founded in 2...
Mar 03, 2021
Bangladesh moves more Rohingya Muslims to remote island despite concerns
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is moving nearly 4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island, officials said on Wednesday, despite complaints from rights groups conc...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. suspends federal agent who joined crowd outside Capitol during rampage, lawyer says
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended an agent who was outside the Capitol when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, his lawyer ...
Mar 03, 2021
Bitcoin rises 5% to $50,942.58
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 5% to $50,942.58 on Wednesday, adding $2,426.23 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has risen 83.7% from the year's low of $27,7...
Mar 03, 2021
Melvin Capital gained 21.7% net of fees in February - source
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop trading frenzy, gained 21.7% last month, helping wipe away some of the heavy losses it suffered w...
Mar 03, 2021
Virginia U.S. senators send White House list of candidates for U.S. Attorney posts
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's U.S. Senate Democrats said on Wednesday they were submitting four potential candidates to the White House to be considered for the state's top two f...
Mar 03, 2021
