Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dollar wallows at two-week low; bitcoin steadies after surge past $48,000
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hit two-week lows on Wednesday as demand for safer assets ebbed on Wednesday, with traders looking ahead to an expected recovery from the COVID-19 pandem...
Feb 10, 2021
South Korea to approve use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all aged 18-plus
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's drug safety ministry on Wednesday said it will approve use of AstraZeneca PLC's COVID-19 vaccine for all people, including those aged 65 and over. The AstraZeneca shot,...
Feb 10, 2021
Profits aside, GM’s EV plans are driving a now-rising stock
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is expected to report a healthy fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday thanks to strong demand for gas-burning pickup trucks and SUVs, but the company'...
Feb 10, 2021
Post-COVID-19, the office will be a clubhouse, says Dialpad CEO
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Craig Walker, founder and CEO of cloud communication platform Dialpad, notes that "as a CEO of a startup, you're always an optimist." Even amid a pandemic, W...
Feb 10, 2021
Cirstea sends Kvitova crashing out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was sent packing from the Australian Open on Wednesday after a 6-4 1-6 6-1 second-round defeat by Romanian Sorana Cirstea. Kvitova jumpe...
Feb 09, 2021
Cambodia launches COVID-19 vaccinations with shots for PM’s sons, ministers
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia launched its coronavirus inoculation drive on Wednesday, using 600,000 vaccine doses donated by China, with the sons of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and governme...
Feb 09, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state considers N95 masks for quarantine hotels
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state of Victoria is considering making N95 masks mandatory for quarantine hotels and will also ban nebuliser machines for inhaling medication at them, after a cluste...
Feb 09, 2021
Twitter says India’s order to block accounts inconsistent with local law
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it has restricted access to some of the accounts that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government had asked it to block, but the accounts were still ava...
Feb 09, 2021
Toyota posts 54% rise in third-quarter operating profit, hikes full-year forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected 54% jump in third-quarter profit and jacked up its full-year earnings forecast, boosted by a rebound in demand ...
Feb 09, 2021
MLB adds tip hotline in wake of harassment allegations
After two recent cases of harassment charges leveled at personnel, Major League Baseball added an independently operated tip hotline Tuesday. In a post on its website, MLB wrote, in part, "MLB and its...
Feb 09, 2021
