Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Economist magazine calls for Georgieva to quit IMF over World Bank data scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Economist magazine on Thursday called for International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to resign over her role in a China-related data-rigging scandal ...
Sep 23, 2021
ACLU, 26 other groups support $1 billion boost for FTC privacy work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and 26 other civil rights and advocacy groups wrote to top lawmakers Thursday to urge support for a $1 billion boost in funding for the Federa...
Sep 23, 2021
Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life in jail
(Fixes typo in headline) PARIS (Reuters) - Carlos the Jackal, the leftist militant who carried out attacks across the globe in the 1970s and 1980s, had the life sentence he had been given for a deadly...
Sep 23, 2021
Exclusive-ServiceTitan, last valued at $9.5 billion, prepares U.S. IPO -sources
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) - ServiceTitan Inc, a U.S. software startup that was valued at $9.5 billion earlier this year, has kicked off preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2022, ...
Sep 23, 2021
“Reasonably good” September jobs starts Fed taper. Is another dud coming?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has tied the initial wind down of the central bank's bondbuying program to "decent" job growth in September, but hig...
Sep 23, 2021
White House says it is not sending Haiti migrants at border to Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is not sending migrants from the U.S. southern border to Guantanamo, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. News reports Wednesday said...
Sep 23, 2021
Private equity firm TPG names long-time exec Todd Sisitsky as president
(Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG, which is reportedly heading towards a public listing, said on Thursday it had appointed long-time company executive Todd Sisitsky as president, effective immediate...
Sep 23, 2021
Namibia detects a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease
WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle, the agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday. Th...
Sep 23, 2021
Motor racing-Miami given May 8 date for debut F1 race
(Reuters) - Miami has been given a May 8 date for the city's first Formula One race around the Hard Rock Stadium next year, organisers said on Thursday. "There has been tremendous enthusiasm and antic...
Sep 23, 2021
Twitter rolls out bitcoin tipping, safety features in product push
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will now allow people to tip their favorite content creators with bitcoin and will also launch a fund to pay some users who host audio chat rooms on its Spaces f...
Sep 23, 2021
