Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Saudi prince hands Al Hilal players $266,500 for reaching Club World Cup final
By Fernando Kallas RABAT (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will award a one million riyals ($266,500) bonus to each player from Al Hilal for the 3-2 win over South Americ...
Feb 08, 2023
Bahrain loses state immunity bid in dissidents’ spyware lawsuit in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Bahrain cannot claim state immunity to block a lawsuit brought in Britain by two dissidents who say its government hacked their laptops with spyware, the High Court in London ruled ...
Feb 08, 2023
Brazil’s govt not planning to push for cenbank chief swap, senator says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Randolfe Rodrigues, the government leader in Congress, said on Wednesday there was no government guidance regarding replacing central bank Chief Roberto Campos ...
Feb 08, 2023
Alibaba says testing ChatGPT-style tool as AI buzz gathers pace
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's Alibaba Group on Wednesday said it is developing a ChatGPT style artificial intelligence (AI) tool and that it was currently in internal testing. Microsoft-backed chatbot s...
Feb 08, 2023
Alpine skiing-Bassino pips Shiffrin to win Super-G gold
(Reuters) - Italy's Marta Bassino edged out American Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women's Super-G gold at the World Ski Championships in Courchevel, France, on Wednesday, winning the title by 0.11 seco...
Feb 08, 2023
Analysis-Brazil central bank autonomy becomes political punching bag for Lula
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank newfound independence that was designed to shield it from politics has turned it into a convenient punching bag for the n...
Feb 08, 2023
Britain says Microsoft’s Activision deal could harm gamers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator said on Wednesday its in-depth probe had found that Xbox maker Microsoft's $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard raised comp...
Feb 08, 2023
Emerson profit rises on robust demand in automation unit
(Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, powered by strong demand for its automation systems in a tight labor market. The company's net ...
Feb 08, 2023
Germany’s Scholz: subsidy race with U.S. would be wrong way to go
BERLIN (Reuters) - A subsidy race with the United States would be the wrong way for the European Union to go in response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wedn...
Feb 08, 2023
New York Times beats quarterly revenue estimates on subscriber additions
(Reuters) -The New York Times Co beat quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as more people subscribed to the newspaper to read about the U.S. midterm elections, offsetting weak digital ad sales. Th...
Feb 08, 2023
