Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. coronavirus relief bill would restore defense funds taken for Trump wall
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans' $1 trillion coronavirus relief proposal proposes billions of dollars for the military, including hundreds of millions to restore funding s...
Jul 28, 2020
Starbucks same-store sales beat on delivery, drive-thru boost
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Tuesday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable store sales as more people used its drive-thru and delivery options to buy coffee and food during co...
Jul 28, 2020
Democrat Biden says he will name running mate in first week of August
(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August, days before he formally accepts his party's nominatio...
Jul 28, 2020
Amgen second-quarter revenue rises 6%, adjusted profit tops Street view
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen Inc on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue rose 6% as higher sales of newer drugs, including recently-added psoriasis treatment Otezla, offset declining sales of...
Jul 28, 2020
NBA: League adapts to COVID-19 era as season resumes
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) resumes this week, more than four months after the COVID-19 outbreak forced the abrupt suspension of the season. Games will be taking place withou...
Jul 28, 2020
Mayors decry lack of new funding for cities in U.S. Senate Republican bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mayors of U.S. cities on Tuesday blasted a $1 trillion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill for not addressing the needs of cities, which are crippled by "drastically dwindlin...
Jul 28, 2020
Factbox: Biden will soon pick a running mate. Here are the front-runners
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's search for a running mate for the Nov. 3 election is drawing to a close. Biden has vowed to choose...
Jul 28, 2020
Key Senate Republican places hold on FCC nomination over Ligado
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee's Republican chairman said on Tuesday he will block the nomination of a Federal Communications Commission nominee over the agency's decision ...
Jul 28, 2020
MLB postpones Marlins games through Sunday due to COVID-19 outbreak
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball on Tuesday postponed all Miami Marlins games through Sunday due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, it said in a statement. Seventeen members of the organization ...
Jul 28, 2020
COFCO says grains plant in Argentina temporarily idled after COVID-19 cases detected
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - China's COFCO has temporarily suspended operations at its Timbues grains plant in Argentina after 12 employees tested positive for COVID-19, a company spokesman told Reuters o...
Jul 28, 2020
