Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp could re-energize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDa...
Jul 31, 2020
James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board
(Reuters) - James Murdoch has resigned from News Corp's board, citing disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's news outlets, the news publisher disclosed in a filing on ...
Jul 31, 2020
NBA's return doubles typical regular-season audience, broadcaster TNT says
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The NBA's return to regular-season play for the first time in four months averaged 3.4 million viewers for a close contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and L...
Jul 31, 2020
Hurricane warning issued for Florida east coast as Isaias nears: NHC
(Reuters) - A hurricane warning has been issued for portions of the east coast of Florida, as Hurricane Isaias is expected to near the state Saturday afternoon through Sunday, the U.S. National Hurric...
Jul 31, 2020
Fitch revises U.S. outlook to 'negative' from 'stable'; affirms AAA rating
(Reuters) - Ratings agency Fitch on Friday revised its outlook on the United States to "negative" from "stable", citing deterioration in the country's public finances and the absence of a credible fis...
Jul 31, 2020
Brazil central bank authorizes tests of Facebook's WhatsApp pay, Mastercard and Visa say
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank has authorized testing of payments via Facebook Inc's messaging service WhatsApp in the country, Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc said on Friday...
Jul 31, 2020
British Airways pilots accept pay cuts, job losses negotiated by union
(Reuters) - British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by 20% and eliminate more than 200 jobs, the pilots' union said on Friday. "The deal means that there will be temp...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. appeals court stays release of Ghislaine Maxwell deposition
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily delayed the release of a 2016 deposition about Ghislaine Maxwell's sex life, after she argued it could destroy her ability to get a fair...
Jul 31, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discharged from hospital
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a bile duct stent earlier in the week,...
Jul 31, 2020
MLB, MLBPA officially approve 7-inning doubleheaders
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association formally announced Friday that both games of doubleheaders will be seven-inning contests, beginning on Saturday. In a joint statement, the entitie...
Jul 31, 2020
