Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil slips in breather after run to 9-month high as COVID-19 surge stokes demand fears
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Friday but stayed within touching distance of nine-month highs hit overnight as soaring COVID-19 cases weigh on fuel demand and U.S. lawmakers ...
Dec 17, 2020
Australia names new trade minister amid China tensions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison named Education Minister Dan Tehan as the new trade minister on Friday in a cabinet reshuffle amid rising tensions with China. Former Trade M...
Dec 17, 2020
NHL-Lightning crowned champions, Lundqvist era ends, Kraken released
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a long-awaited Stanley Cup in 2020, Swedish goalie Henrik Lundqvist's stellar career with the New York Rangers ended and the NHL officially ...
Dec 17, 2020
Rugby-Concussion case casts dark cloud over the sport
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - The rugby year ended with the sport excitedly looking ahead to the next World Cup while bracing for a potentially seismic challenge to the very fabric of the game ...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. Defense Department looks to bolster domestic chip manufacture with new program
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department will soon start soliciting proposals for a program to provide incentives to boost semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in th...
Dec 17, 2020
Los Angeles mayor says turned down job in Biden administration
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Thursday that he turned down an offer to work in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden so he can focus on the ...
Dec 17, 2020
Unilever to resume advertising on Facebook, Twitter in U.S.
(Reuters) - Unilever Plc said it would resume advertising on Facebook Inc, Instagram and Twitter Inc in the United States after pausing in June due to divisiveness and hate speech on the platforms dur...
Dec 17, 2020
Japan's consumer prices fall at fastest pace in decade, stoke deflation fears
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices dropped in November at their fastest pace in a decade as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand, stoking fears of a return ...
Dec 17, 2020
Japan raises GDP outlook for FY2021 on lift from stimulus package
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government raised its economic growth forecast for the next fiscal year thanks to its latest stimulus package aimed at speeding up the recovery following the ...
Dec 17, 2020
Dollar friendless as bears pile in, poised for worst week in a month
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar has sunk through major support levels and looked set for its worst week in a month on Friday, as its accelerating slide sucked in more short sellers k...
Dec 17, 2020
