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Number of French coronavirus patients highest since end November
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered 23,337 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, from 4,347 on Monday and 22,086 last Tuesday, Health Ministry data showed. The ministry reported 726 new deaths from...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Hot-ticket Gamestop deals blow to hedge funds' January returns, some escape
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Prominent hedge funds including Dan Sundheim's D1 Capital Partners and Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management chalked up deep losses last month as hotly trade...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Google parent Alphabet quarterly sales beat estimates
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc on Tuesday beat fourth-quarter sales expectations as advertising customers unleashed budgets for the holidays, and the Google owner disclosed for the first time...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Robotic dog Spot learns new tricks with addition of helping hand
By Matthew Stock (Reuters) - A dog-like robot named Spot, seen dancing in a viral video, can now not only bring your slippers, it can pick up dirty laundry, open doors and even plant flowers. U.S. rob...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
EA hikes annual sales outlook as lockdown boost for videogames continues
(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday raised its annual sales outlook, betting on strong sales of its sports titles including "FIFA 21" and "Madden NFL 21" as more people turn to videogames to ke...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Former Pirates pitcher Grant Jackson dies at 78
Grant Jackson, the pitcher who earned the win in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates, died Tuesday due to complications caused by COVID-19. He was 78. Jackson pitched 18 seasons...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
(Reuters) - A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an otherwise successful high-altitude experimental launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a repeat of an accident that d...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Rihanna weighs in on major India farm protests, creates flutter
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. pop superstar Rihanna created a flutter in India on Tuesday by wading into months-long farmer protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agricultural reforms. Tens of t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
Harley Davidson adopts KKR executive-inspired employee stock program
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz said on Tuesday that the U.S. motorcycle maker would give stock grants to its employees, inspired by a program devised by ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
52.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 32.7 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 32,780,860 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 52,657,675 doses. Th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2021
