Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lyft reports first full-year adjusted profit as ride-hail customers pay more than ever
By Tina Bellon and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Lyft Inc closed 2021 with its first full-year adjusted profit as customers eager to step out and travel paid a record amount for trips during the fourth qu...
Feb 08, 2022
Commonwealth Bank of Australia posts profit jump, warns of margin pressure
(Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported a 23% jump in half-year cash profit on Wednesday on the back of higher lending, but the bank signalled that intense competition was eating into its ...
Feb 08, 2022
Soccer-January transfer spend up almost 75% from last year, says FIFA study
(Reuters) - Transfer spending in men's soccer went up by 74.7% in the January window compared to last year as clubs signed more players in a sign of a recovery following two pandemic-hit years, world ...
Feb 08, 2022
All options on the table for oil prices, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that all options are on the table to respond to high oil prices, including talking to allies, when asked if there could be futu...
Feb 08, 2022
Microsoft considers deal to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is considering a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Microsoft did not immediately res...
Feb 08, 2022
Tech executive McCarthy moves to Peloton, investors cheer his arrival
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Technology industry executive Barry McCarthy is an avid user of a Peloton bike and now the stakes for his workouts are rising as he becomes chief executive wi...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. lawmakers closer to agreement on Russia sanctions bill -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting "closer and closer" to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. Russia has amassed t...
Feb 08, 2022
New York considers making outdoor dining a permanent fixture
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council held a hearing on Tuesday to consider a plan to make sidewalk dining - first allowed in 2020 as a temporary measure to help blunt econo...
Feb 08, 2022
Mediator in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy seeks to extend talks to Feb. 16
(Reuters) - A mediator holding talks between members of the Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma and U.S. states opposed to the OxyContin-maker's bankruptcy exit plan requested an extension of the me...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. CDC stands by K-12 school masking guidance as states relax rules –Walensky
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stands by its mask-wearing guidance for public K-12 schools with COVID-19 cases still high natio...
Feb 08, 2022
