Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-How a U.S. rule on independent contracting will affect workers, businesses
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would make it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, potentially upending the...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas inmate’s race claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a claim brought by a Black Texas death row inmate who said he did not receive a fair trial for the killings of his white wife and two c...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. banks seen building $5 billion in reserves as recession risks grow
By Niket Nishant and Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) - The six biggest U.S. banks are expected to set aside nearly $5 billion in the third quarter to cover future loan losses, Wall Street analysts said, as le...
Oct 11, 2022
Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday after collectors chose to keep their non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-base...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to police qualified immunity defense
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a challenge to a legal defense called qualified immunity that has been employed to shield police officers a...
Oct 11, 2022
Governor of Russia’s Belgorod region says thousands left without power after Ukrainian shelling
LONDON (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on Tuesday that more than 2,000 people had been left without power after Ukraine shelled an electricity substation in the town of Shebe...
Oct 11, 2022
SEC scrutiny into Wall Street communications widens to investment funds – sources
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's scrutiny of how Wall Street handles work-related communications on personal devices and apps such as WhatsApp has...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court spurns bid to keep landmark same-sex marriage trial video sealed
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a bid by gay-marriage opponents to block the public release of video of a watershed 2010 trial in California that...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court spurns McKinsey & Co appeal in bankruptcy conflicts case
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear McKinsey & Co's bid to escape a lawsuit by retired turnaround specialist Jay Alix accusing the management consulting firm...
Oct 11, 2022
TIM plunges to hit record lows after latest delay to network deal
MILAN (Reuters) -Shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) slid to fresh record lows on Tuesday after the company said CDP and its partners had asked for more time to finalise a bid for the former phone monopoly...
Oct 11, 2022
