Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Baltimore ex-mayor sentenced to three years in prison in children's book fraud scheme
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced on Thursday to three years in federal prison for fraud and tax evasion schemes involving bogus sales of her chi...
Feb 27, 2020
Guatemala's new anti-graft tsar sets sights on government 'ghost jobs'
By Sofia Menchu and Frank Jack Daniel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Widespread government "ghost jobs" will likely be among the first targets of Guatemala's new anti-corruption tsar, the official said on...
Feb 27, 2020
TIM board views positively KKR's non-binding bid for fiber-optic network
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) said on Thursday its board viewed positively a non-binding offer by U.S. investment firm KKR to become the Italian telecoms group's exclusive partner in developi...
Feb 27, 2020
Facebook cancels annual developer conference amid coronavirus fears
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference, F8 2020, amid rising concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. "In place of the in-person F8 event, we're plannin...
Feb 27, 2020
Thyssenkrupp sells elevator unit for $18.7 billion to Advent-led consortium
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp on Thursday said it agreed to sell its prized elevator division to a private equity consortium including Advent, Cinven and Germany's RAG foundation for 17.2 billion...
Feb 27, 2020
Fed's Evans says above-target inflation 'essential' in future
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Thursday suggested that "extraordinary accommodation" and a period of elevated inflation will be int...
Feb 27, 2020
Vivendi files appeal against Milan court OK to Mediaset revamp
MILAN (Reuters) - France's Vivendi has filed an appeal against a decision by a Milan judge to clear the way for a planned reorganization at Mediaset , Italy's biggest commercial broadcaster said on Th...
Feb 27, 2020
Opioid companies say lawyers' fee demand threatens settlement talks
By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies facing thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic have warned that settlement talks will be "sever...
Feb 27, 2020
Coronavirus poses a logistical headache for F1 teams
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic is giving Formula One teams a logistical headache as they prepare for a new season and the run of long-haul races scheduled to start in Aust...
Feb 27, 2020
Contested Democratic convention in the cards? Betting market thinks so
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders has grabbed the early lead in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November, but one online political w...
Feb 27, 2020
