Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump says he would not veto legislation that included post office funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not veto coronavirus legislation that included funding for the U.S. Postal Service. "If we could agree to a bill, the overall bi...
Aug 13, 2020
AutoZone to hire more than 20,000 U.S. employees
(Reuters) - Automotive parts retailer AutoZone Inc said on Thursday it plans to hire more than 20,000 employees in the United States to meet growing demand from retail and commercial customers. The mo...
Aug 13, 2020
U.N. Security Council starts Iran arms embargo vote, result Friday
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran, which is opposed by veto-powers Russia and Chin...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. Justice Department going ‘full tilt’ on tech antitrust probe: official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is moving "full-tilt" on its antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google and other Big Tech platforms, the department's seco...
Aug 13, 2020
Brazil death toll from COVID-19 passes 105,000
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 60,091 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,261 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday. Brazil ...
Aug 13, 2020
Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports, WHO downplays infection risk
By Roxanne Liu, David Stanway and Jake Spring BEIJING/SHANGHAI/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food, local authorities s...
Aug 13, 2020
Fed’s Main Street program sees largest weekly increase so far
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's new Main Street Lending Program for U.S. small and midsize businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic more than doubled its loans in the latest week in its...
Aug 13, 2020
WeWork gets new $1.1 billion commitment from SoftBank, cuts burn rate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The We Company, owner of WeWork, told employees on Thursday that it cut its cash burn rate almost in half to $671 million from the end of last year and obtained a $1.1 billion com...
Aug 13, 2020
England resumes lockdown easing but stiffens punishment on rule breaches
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the reopening of the economy in England to resume, saying a rise in infections that prompted caution two weeks ago had now levelled off, but war...
Aug 13, 2020
California court rules Amazon is liable for injuries from defective products
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace, a Californi...
Aug 13, 2020
