Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Housing boost U.S. construction spending in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in August as historically low interest rates boosted homebuilding. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that construc...
Oct 01, 2020
Russian online retailer Ozon, online cinema ivi consider U.S. IPOs: sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's two online platforms, retailer Ozon and online cinema ivi, are both considering initial public offerings in the United States later this year, two bankers familiar with the...
Oct 01, 2020
Easy again for Djokovic as he reaches third round
PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic barely broke sweat in reaching the French Open third round with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 thrashing of outclassed Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Thursday. Some rare suns...
Oct 01, 2020
Robot wars - Britain's Ocado sued by AutoStore over patent infringement
By James Davey and Vanessa O'Connell LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British online supermarket group Ocado was hit with a lawsuit by robotics company AutoStore on Thursday for allegedly infringing patent...
Oct 01, 2020
'Victims of improvisation' - Madrid residents vent anger at chaotic sudden lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's residents expressed their frustration and confusion on Thursday after municipal authorities grudgingly accepted a city-wide lockdown ordered by the central government follo...
Oct 01, 2020
Rescuers race to herd whales away from military exercise in Scotland
By Russell Cheyne GARE LOCH, Scotland (Reuters) - Rescuers are racing to herd a group of whales out of a Scottish loch ahead of major military exercises that conservationists fear could distress the g...
Oct 01, 2020
Healthcare, alternative energy drove best stock funds in third quarter
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top-performing U.S. stockpickers of the third quarter made bets on companies ranging from healthcare technology to wind power, helping some funds post gains o...
Oct 01, 2020
Canadian teenager Fernandez reaches third round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian 18-year-old Leylah Annie Fernandez reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time as she beat experienced Polona Hercog 6-4 3-6 6-1 at the French Open on Thursda...
Oct 01, 2020
Pandemic stalls U.S. fast-food drive-thru times: study
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Average drive-thru times at major fast food chains got 29.8 seconds slower in 2020, a survey showed on Thursday, dragged by increased safety protocols and staff tur...
Oct 01, 2020
Europeans, UK tell U.N. Navalny poisoning a 'threat to international peace, security'
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny "constitutes a threat to international peace and security," Britain, France, Germany, Estonia and Belgium wrote ...
Oct 01, 2020
