Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GM to add 1,200 jobs at Michigan plants to meet SUV demand
(Reuters) - No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors Co said on Friday it plans to add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing plants in Michigan to meet growing demand for its SUVs. The plants will add about ...
Feb 28, 2020
Montenegro's president accuses Serbia and Russia of undermining independence
By Aleksandar Vasovic PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's president accused Serbia and Russia on Friday of using the Serbian Orthodox Church to undermine his country's pro-Western government as it seek...
Feb 28, 2020
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump policy forcing migrants to wait in Mexico
By Mica Rosenberg and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court in San Francisco, California on Friday blocked a Trump administration policy that has forced tens of thousands ...
Feb 28, 2020
Putin's youngest daughter to run artificial intelligence institute
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Katerina Tikhonova, the youngest daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was appointed head of a new artificial intelligence institute at Moscow State University, her fund sai...
Feb 28, 2020
Brazil Q4 growth likely slowed, extending historically weak recovery: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brazil's economy likely failed to accelerate in the final three months of last year, growing by only 0.5% and prolonging what is already the weakest recovery from...
Feb 28, 2020
Swiss National Bank's Zurbruegg says coronvirus triggering franc's rise
ZURICH (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak is increasing investor demand for the Swiss franc, Swiss National Bank vice chairman Fritz Zurbruegg said, with the impact on the country's economy dependin...
Feb 28, 2020
Exclusive: SoftBank comms chief Gary Ginsberg takes leave to aid Bloomberg campaign: sources
By Kenneth Li and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - Gary Ginsberg, the global head of communications for SoftBank Group Corp, has taken an indefinite leave of absence to advise Michael Bloomberg's U.S. pre...
Feb 28, 2020
Major fire ongoing in southeastern Paris, rail station evacuated
PARIS (Reuters) - A major fire was ongoing on Friday in the area of the Gare de Lyon railway station in southeastern Paris. French police said on Twitter that the railway station was being evacuated, ...
Feb 28, 2020
Bank lending could dry up in crypto-currency economy, warns BoE's Cunliffe
LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of digital currencies such as Facebook's Libra could lead to a drying up of credit flowing into the broader economy, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Fr...
Feb 28, 2020
Teenage Afghan guitar player eyes Taliban peace deal with trepidation
By Hameed Farzad KABUL (Reuters) - Like many young Afghans, 13-year-old music student Sara Habib is nervous about an agreement between the Taliban and the United States due to be signed in Doha on Sat...
Feb 28, 2020
