Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi King Salman holds cabinet meeting virtually from hospital: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman held a cabinet meeting on Tuesday via video call from Kind Faisal Hospital, state news agency (SPA) said. On Monday Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler was admitted to...
Jul 21, 2020
Tension, infighting roil Trump White House as coronavirus strategy sputters
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House, hampering its response as the death toll mounts ...
Jul 21, 2020
Best Buy hikes hourly wages, reports sales rise
(Reuters) - Best Buy Inc said on Tuesday that it would raise hourly wages for its employees by 4%, replacing its short-term incentive pay it introduced during the pandemic, from Aug. 2. The company al...
Jul 21, 2020
Snap misses user growth estimates, shares fall 11%
(Reuters) - Snap Inc on Tuesday said an initial lift in user growth at the start of coronavirus-led lockdowns dissipated faster than it expected, though the company beat expectations for quarterly rev...
Jul 21, 2020
Texas Instruments forecasts revenue above estimates; shares rise 3%
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, offering some hope to the chip industry reeling from disruptions caused by the coronavirus pand...
Jul 21, 2020
"Play ball": MLB returns while fans stay safe at home
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - "Take me out to the ball game" in the midst of a pandemic will mean a trip to the living room and a spot on the sofa to watch Major League Baseball when the COVID-...
Jul 21, 2020
Astros take role of villain into MLB's 2020 season
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The Houston Astros will enter the 2020 MLB season as baseball's newest villain after they were exposed as cheats for stealing pitch signs from opposing team's catchers duri...
Jul 21, 2020
Major League Baseball ready for season unlike any other
(Reuters) - When Major League Baseball opens its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season on Thursday, things will look a lot different than fans of America's favorite pastime are used to seeing as COVID-19 ha...
Jul 21, 2020
Hit or error? MLB official scorers work remotely thru virus
By: Steven Wine MIAMI - As an official scorer for Major League Baseball, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. This season he'll work at home. B...
Jul 21, 2020
Brazil seeking COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is in talks with U.S. biotech firm Moderna Inc to possibly get priority in purchasing a potential COVID-19 vaccine that the company is developing, the country's interim Hea...
Jul 21, 2020
