Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rovio reports Angry Birds games growth again
(Reuters) - Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, on Friday reported a rise in its fourth-quarter operating profit, boosted by growth from its top three games. "All our t...
Feb 11, 2022
Marketmind: Ready for a big bang U.S. rate hike?
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. An aggressive 50 basis point U.S. interest rate hike to contain inflation now appears like a no-brainer after the hottest inflation reading in...
Feb 11, 2022
UK regulator accepts Google’s revised pledges on browser cookies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it has accepted a revised offer from Google of commitments relating to its plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to tra...
Feb 11, 2022
Omicron hit to UK economy less sharp than feared in December
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy shrank by a less-than-expected 0.2% in December when the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 prompted many Britons to work from home and avoid their usu...
Feb 11, 2022
Exclusive-Olympics-US could prosecute Russians in Valieva doping case: USADA chief
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States could prosecute the Russians involved in Kamila Valieva's doping case under the American Rodchenkov Act (RADA), the head of the U.S. Anti Doping Agency Travis Tyg...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Ski diversity push marred by qualifying controversy
By Tony Munroe and Natalie Thomas YANQING, China (Reuters) - Skier Shannon Abeda, competing for Eritrea in his second Olympics, hopes to see more diversity in an overwhelmingly white sport, but worrie...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-From clothing hauls to TikTok trends, Gen Z Olympians show new side of Games
By Jenna Zucker ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has captured the hearts of millions on the internet by showing both the highs and lows of being an Olympian, sharing e...
Feb 11, 2022
BAT quarterly sales jump; announces 2 billion stg buyback
LONDON (Reuters) - British American Tobacco on Wednesday reported a 7% rise in fourth-quarter adjusted revenue to $25.7 billion as as more people shifted over to e-cigarettes and oral nicotine amid he...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-U.S. overcome Czech challenge in women’s quarter-finals
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Defending Olympic champions the United States beat Czech Republic 4-1 in a tougher-than-expected women's ice hockey quarter-final at the Beijing Olympics on Friday. ...
Feb 11, 2022
Column-After dire decade, Emerging Markets face Fed liftoff again: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Whether emerging economies have already done enough to pre-empt the global central bank tightening cycle may dictate whether investors in them can escape yet another d...
Feb 11, 2022
