Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bitcoin extends gains after PayPal move to accept cryptocurrencies
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin extended its gains on Wednesday after PayPal Holdings Inc said it will allow customers to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies. It was last up 3.2% at $12,305, just below its...
Oct 21, 2020
Uber offers more than €1 billion to buy Daimler/BMW’s freenow: Manager Magazin
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Uber has offered more than 1 billion euros to buy Daimler and BMW's joint mobility services company Freenow, Manager Magazin said on Wednesday. While Daimler is...
Oct 21, 2020
Saudis launch national artificial intelligence strategy
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Wednesday launched a national artificial intelligence strategy aimed at making it a global leader in the field as it seeks to diversify its oil-based economy. The Nat...
Oct 21, 2020
Congress presses DOJ to improve jail reporting system after Reuters report
By Peter Eisler and Jason Szep WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to strengthen its tracking of deaths in local jails following a Reuters invest...
Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: U.S. investment bankers’ new pitch – Biden’s tax hike
By Joshua Franklin and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Investment bankers keen to win lucrative assignments have a new pitch for U.S. corporate owners: hire us to sell your company now or pay at least twice...
Oct 21, 2020
U.S. banks sweat regulatory exposure from pandemic loans
By Lawrence Delevingne, Koh Gui Qing and Michelle Price BOSTON/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks that facilitated the U.S. government's Paycheck Protection Program at first saw the effort as a sma...
Oct 21, 2020
Some Polish school pupils to move to distance learning amid COVID-19 surge: PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will probably move older primary school students to distance learning, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday, as it tries to combat a big increase in COVID-19 c...
Oct 21, 2020
Cycling: Team doctor confirms Gaviria has been re-infected by COVID-19
(Reuters) - The cyclist Fernando Gaviria is one of only a handful of COVID-19 patients worldwide to have had the disease twice after his UAE Emirates team doctor confirmed on Wednesday that his test r...
Oct 21, 2020
Wall Street muted with eyes on stimulus
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were muted at the open on Wednesday as investors watched for signs that Washington could be close to agreeing on the next coronavirus aid package to support a fr...
Oct 21, 2020
Malaysia reports 732 new coronavirus cases; six new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 732 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the total to 22,957 infections. The Southeast Asian country, which imposed targeted lockdowns this month amid...
Oct 21, 2020
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