Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian stocks set to gain after Wall Street’s tech bounce
By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to open higher on Wednesday after tech-fueled Wall Street gains although focus is shifting to renewed U.S.-Sino tensions, which could weigh...
Sep 22, 2020
COVID-19 test kits expected at Ontario pharmacies as soon as ‘this week’
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - Some pharmacies in Canada's Ontario province may receive COVID-19 test kits as soon as this week under a government plan to expand testing and reduce wait times, a p...
Sep 22, 2020
Brazil government sees $157 billion deficit this year as emergency transfers are extended
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government is on course to post a primary budget deficit of 861 billion reais ($157 billion) this year, the Economy Ministry said in its bimonthly reven...
Sep 22, 2020
Shopify says customer data likely exposed as employees accessed records
(Reuters) - Shopify Inc said on Tuesday data of customers who shopped at fewer than 200 merchants listed on the company's e-commerce platform was likely exposed after two employees tried to steal tran...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: Brits on bikes as fitness app data shows pandemic boom
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Active travel is booming in Britain as millions of commuters, shoppers and schoolchildren get on their bikes to avoid confined spaces on public transport during the ...
Sep 22, 2020
New York says new cluster of Brooklyn COVID-19 cases causes ‘significant concern’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Health Department has identified a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in Brooklyn, and said on Tuesday a marked uptick in infections there and in some other neighborhoo...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: Robinhood raises extra $660 million in funding round
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc, the financial technology startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, has raised an additional $660 million from inve...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. warns ‘foreign actors’ aim to sow doubts over mail-in voting
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that "foreign actors" will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by...
Sep 22, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 15 new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria on Wednesday said new coronavirus cases nearly halved against the previous day as the state looks to ease some restrictions as early as ...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: LyondellBasell to cut Houston refinery staff by 10% on pandemic losses
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - LyondellBasell Industries said on Tuesday that it plans to cut salaried staff at its Houston oil refinery because of losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company ...
Sep 22, 2020
