Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. appeals court rejects Oracle's challenge in JEDI contract fight
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp's long-running legal challenge to how the Pentagon set up its $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract has been rejected by a U.S. appeals court. At...
Sep 02, 2020
Russia jails two Jehovah's Witnesses for four years on extremism charges, group says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to four years in prison after finding them guilty of extremism, the religious group said on Wednesday. Russia's Supreme Court b...
Sep 02, 2020
Burnt sculpture of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump exhibited in Slovenia
By Marja Novak KOPER, Slovenia (Reuters) - A burnt wooden statue of Slovenian-born U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, described by the artist as representing tensions in the United States, goes on show at...
Sep 02, 2020
UK economy might take years to recover from COVID hit-BoE's Vlieghe
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England interest-rate setter Gertjan Vlieghe said there was a material risk that it could take several years for Britain's economy to return to full capacity after its coron...
Sep 02, 2020
Private sector taskforce to help scale up voluntary carbon markets
LONDON (Reuters) - U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action Mark Carney launched on Wednesday a private sector taskforce to scale up voluntary carbon credit markets, which he says are vital if countries ...
Sep 02, 2020
Altice USA offers to buy Canada's Cogeco in $8 billion deal
(Reuters) - Cable operator Altice USA Inc said on Wednesday it offered to buy Canadian cable company Cogeco Inc in a C$10.3 billion ($7.88 billion) deal. Altice said it entered into an arrangement to ...
Sep 02, 2020
Ford to cut 1,400 U.S. salaried jobs through buyouts by year end
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday is targeting the elimination of 1,400 U.S. salaried jobs by year end as part of its ongoing, multiyear $11 billion restructuring. The layoffs will b...
Sep 02, 2020
U.S. FDA to bring outside experts to review COVID-19 vaccines
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will organize meetings with independent group of experts to review data of coronavirus vaccine candidates and advice the agency, FDA commissioner Step...
Sep 02, 2020
Credit Suisse CEO says FINMA enforcement case was to be expected
ZURICH (Reuters) - An enforcement proceeding opened by Swiss financial watchdog FINMA against Credit Suisse over a spying scandal was to be expected, the bank's chief executive said on Wednesday. "It ...
Sep 02, 2020
Pandemic may help global deal on taxing digital giants: German finmin
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic on government finances might help bring about a stalled international agreement on how to tax digital giants like Google, Amazon , Facebook...
Sep 02, 2020
