Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazilian Senate approves Bolsonaro's Supreme Court nominee
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian Senate late on Wednesday approved the nomination of Kassio Nunes to the Supreme Court, swiftly signing off on right-wing...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Socioeconomic factors drive COVID risks for minorities: UK government report
LONDON (Reuters) - The increased risk to ethnic minorities from COVID-19 is largely driven by factors such as living circumstances and profession and not the genetics of different groups or structural...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
12 million people in Britain will struggle to pay bills, watchdog says
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 12 million people in Britain are likely to struggle with bills and loan repayments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc, a Financial Conduct Authority sur...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: China struggles to fill Trump's 'America First' leadership void
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - As Donald Trump has pulled the United States inward under his "America First" presidency, China has had only halting success at capitalising on a global leadership v...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Outgoing UBS CEO to serve as chairman of blank-check firm Investindustrial
(Reuters) - Sergio Ermotti, the outgoing chief executive officer of UBS Group AG , has agreed to serve as chairman of Investindustrial Acquisition Corp, the blank check company said in a U.S. filing. ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Guinea's president retains lead in first round of voting- electoral commission
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's President Alpha Conde retained his lead on Wednesday in provisional results from the Oct. 18 election, beating his challengers in 14 constituencies out of 20 that have bee...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit two-month peak
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals hit 40,000 for the first time since August on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation b...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Exxon Mobil 'very close' to disclosing U.S., Canada job cuts, says CEO
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is "very close" to completing its workforce appraisals in the United States and Canada and expects to unveil job cuts, its chief executive told ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Paul Singer's Elliott Management moving headquarters to Florida: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Paul Singer's hedge fund Elliott Management Corp plans to move its headquarters to Florida from Midtown Manhattan, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the mat...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
GM sells out first year of electric Hummer production
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said it has sold out the first year's worth of its hulking GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck after a splashy video reveal on Tuesday. The GMC we...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
