Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Marlboro maker Altria takes $2.6 billion third-quarter hit on Juul investment
(Reuters) - Altria Group Inc said on Friday it took a $2.6 billion charge on its investment in Juul Labs Inc in the third quarter, mainly due to lower revenue projection from the e-cigarette maker. Re...
Oct 30, 2020
Homesick and bellicose, Karabakh's exiled Azeris yearn for return
By Olzhas Auyezov and Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) - Gassan Akhmedov has one last wish - to return to the land of his birth, a land he says has been occupied for more than 25 years. That dream came ...
Oct 30, 2020
Callers flood Polish abortion helpline after number sprayed during protests
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish abortion rights support group said it had seen a sharp rise in calls to its helpline since activists started spraying its number on buildings, statues a...
Oct 30, 2020
Analysis: Biden’s clean-energy ‘revolution’ faces challenge to match fossil-fuel jobs, pay
By Valerie Volcovici and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, seeking to allay concerns that his plan to fight climate change would harm the econom...
Oct 30, 2020
Biden farms for crucial votes in Trump Country
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek (Reuters) - By planting a sign in early October supporting Joe Biden on a country road near her Minnesota dairy farm, Meg Stuedemann initially stood out from her n...
Oct 30, 2020
Britain again touts 'tiered' approach to COVID as neighbours lock down
By Alistair Smout and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's "tiered" approach to reining in the coronavirus appears to be working, the foreign minister said on Friday, as EU neighbours France and G...
Oct 30, 2020
Exclusive: Investor group says Apollo director overseeing Epstein review is not independent
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group representing U.S. pension funds says the head of an Apollo Global Management Inc committee overseeing the investigation of CEO Leon Black's ties to lat...
Oct 30, 2020
KKR's third-quarter earnings rise on capital market strength
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said on Friday its after-tax distributable earnings rose 6% year-on-year in the third quarter, driven by growth in management fee...
Oct 30, 2020
Under Armour beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Under Armour Inc beat quarterly revenue estimates on Friday, helped by online demand from shoppers looking for athletic apparel for home or outdoor workouts. The company's revenue stayed r...
Oct 30, 2020
'Eat out to help out' offer contributed to UK second COVID wave: study
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's "Eat out to help out" discount scheme to boost spending at restaurants, cafes and pubs over the summer helped spread the coronavirus and...
Oct 30, 2020
