Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to hire financial advisors
(Reuters) - Mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Monday they plan on hiring financial advisors to help them exit from government conservatorship. The selection of a financial adviser ...
May 18, 2020
Disney's Mayer to become TikTok CEO
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Monday its top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave to become the Chief Executive Officer of Bytedance's popular video app TikTok. (Reporting by Munsif Venga...
May 18, 2020
Empty stands no issue with NASCAR fans
(Reuters) - There was no one in the grandstands watching at Darlington Raceway but millions flocked to their televisions on Sunday to see the first live NASCAR race since the novel coronavirus outbrea...
May 18, 2020
Chinese parent in U.S. college admissions scandal fined $250,000
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered a Chinese woman who lives in Canada to pay a $250,000 fine after she admitted to paying $400,000 to secure her son's admission to the University...
May 18, 2020
Qatar to close shops, halt all commercial activities from May 19 to May 30
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar will close all shops and halt all commercial activities, from May 19 to May 30, to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, state news agency QNA said on Monday, citing a deci...
May 18, 2020
Chile's poor clash with police amid concerns over food shortages in outskirts of Santiago
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Police and protesters clashed in Santiago on Monday amid a city-wide lockdown meant to stem the spread of the coronavirus as local officials warned that food shortages had hit one...
May 18, 2020
Trump reveals he is taking hydroxychloroquine as hedge against virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug that he has touted despite medical warnings about its use, as a preventive medicin...
May 18, 2020
Trump says WHO has done 'a very sad job,' statement 'in near future'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would issue a statement about the World Health Organization in the near future and said it had "done a very sad job" in its handlin...
May 18, 2020
Baidu beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - China's search engine giant Baidu Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday, as its video streaming platform iQIYI benefited from strong demand from people forced to sta...
May 18, 2020
Wisconsin lawsuit seeks absentee ballot forms, other poll changes amid coronavirus concerns
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Advocacy groups sued Wisconsin election officials on Monday, seeking to force the state to send every voter an absentee ballot request form, hire more poll workers and launch ...
May 18, 2020
