Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Flexjet plans to go public via $3 billion deal with Todd Boehly’s SPAC
(Reuters) -Private jet service Flexjet is planning to merge with Todd Boehly's blank-check firm Horizon Acquisition Corp. II, it said on Tuesday, in a deal that will value the combined company at $3.1...
Oct 11, 2022
Meta unveils its much-hyped Quest Pro mixed reality headset at Meta Connect 2022
By Katie Paul (Reuters) - Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market...
Oct 11, 2022
Credit Suisse faces U.S. tax probe, senate inquiry – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Credit Suisse continued helping U.S. clients hide assets from authorities, eight years after the Swiss bank paid a $2.6-billion tax evas...
Oct 11, 2022
British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars
By Tommy Wilkes and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - UK pension schemes are racing to raise hundreds of billions of pounds to shore up derivatives positions before the Bank of England calls time on sup...
Oct 11, 2022
‘Although not alive, I can still create art,’ robot Ai-Da tells UK lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) - A "robot artist" called Ai-Da told British lawmakers on Tuesday that although it was an artificial creation, it was still capable of producing art, as it spoke at a parliamentary in...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Senate kicks off debate on massive defense bill, targets China, Russia
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate formally kicked off debate on Tuesday on the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, a must-pass $817 billion bill setting policy for the P...
Oct 11, 2022
Monte dei Paschi to get some $29 million from local banking foundations – source
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Monte dei Paschi di Siena is set to get around 30 million euros ($29 million) for its new share issue from local banking foundations, including the Tuscan bank's former top ...
Oct 11, 2022
Venezuelan ex-general says anti-Maduro plot excuses him from drug charges
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A retired Venezuelan general facing U.S. drug charges on Tuesday said his involvement in a plot to oust President Nicolas Maduro showed he was innocent, and urged U.S...
Oct 11, 2022
Soccer-Thorns owner stepping down as CEO after NWSL misconduct report
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Merritt Paulson, the CEO of the Portland Thorns and their Major League Soccer counterparts, the Timbers, said he was removing himself effective immediately, following a repo...
Oct 11, 2022
Biden congratulates Israel, Lebanon on maritime border deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday to congratulate them over what the United States sees as a historic breakthrough over the two co...
Oct 11, 2022
