Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jury refuses felony charges against protesters who shut Houston Ship Channel
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - A Harris County grand jury on Wednesday declined to issue felony indictments against a group of Greenpeace USA activists who last year closed a key oil export waterway for 1...
Mar 04, 2020
EU executive seeks to crack down on gender pay gap
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive aims to introduce laws to combat gender pay gap across the bloc for the first time ever in a bid to fight inequality and boost...
Mar 04, 2020
Your Money: Fed's surprise cut is a cure for mortgage rate envy
By Beth Pinsker NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Kristin Tassi bought her house in Chicago two years ago, she was disappointed to get an interest rate of 4% on her mortgage. All of her friends had lower rate...
Mar 04, 2020
After slashing rates, U.S. Fed has more weapons to fight coronavirus effect
By Howard Schneider CHAMPAIGN, Ill (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's emergency decision to slash interest rates this week in response to the coronavirus outbreak was actually fairly straightforward, p...
Mar 04, 2020
After deadly tornadoes, Tennessee rescue teams search for survivors
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A day after a series of fierce tornadoes killed 24 people in Tennessee, rescue teams on Wednesday were searching through flattened homes and piles of debris in the north...
Mar 04, 2020
U.S. senator wants to ban federal workers from using Chinese video app Tik Tok
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app Tik Tok on their devices, ad...
Mar 04, 2020
United Steelworkers union mulls new negotiating partner for oil bargaining
By Laura Sanicola PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union (USW) is considering designating a new lead negotiator in the National Oil Bargaining process, the union's president said on Wedn...
Mar 04, 2020
Defense Department weakens U.S. military housing bill after consulting industry
By M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sweeping U.S. military housing reform plan, pitched as a way to protect service families from shoddy homes and unresponsive landlords, has been watered down to remo...
Mar 04, 2020
NHL bans overseas business travel due to coronavirus concerns
(Reuters) - The NHL has banned its employees from overseas business travel while it monitors the spreading coronavirus outbreak, Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday. Bettman, speaking on the f...
Mar 04, 2020
Uber open to using self-driving tech from competition: CEO
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving unit is open to using technology from competitors in the industry, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. "If any of those com...
Mar 04, 2020
