Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Comcast, ViacomCBS to launch joint streaming service in Europe
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and ViacomCBS will launch a joint streaming service "SkyShowtime" in over 20 European markets starting 2022, the media companies said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta i...
Aug 18, 2021
Analysis-Despite Taliban assurances, world frets again about Afghan militant havens
By Charlotte Greenfield and Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - Islamist groups around the world have hailed the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, sparking global alarm that the country could once again becom...
Aug 18, 2021
Merkel spoke to Pakistan’s Kahn, Emir of Qatar on Afghanistan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn, the Emir of Qatar and the head of the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday evening, her spokesman s...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. plans to double number of asylum officers in Biden border overhaul
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will unveil a major overhaul of the U.S. asylum system on Wednesday, including a plan to double staff, in an effort to speed p...
Aug 18, 2021
T.J. Maxx owner beats sales estimates as customers return to stores
(Reuters) - TJX Cos Inc on Wednesday beat market estimates for quarterly net sales, as the easing of COVID-19 restrictions prompted Americans to return to the retail chain's brick-and-mortar discount ...
Aug 18, 2021
Dow futures slip on recovery fears as focus turns to Fed
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Dow futures fell on Wednesday as renewed fears about the pace of a post-pandemic recovery dented demand for economically senstive sectors and sent investors to the perceived ...
Aug 18, 2021
China regulator says livestreaming sales stars should speak Mandarin, dress well
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hosts in China's livestreaming industry should speak Mandarin and dress appropriately when they market products online, the country's commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as it loo...
Aug 18, 2021
Lansing man charged in U.S. Capitol insurrection
LANSING, MI — The FBI has a 40-year-old Lansing-area bodybuilder in custody for allegedly taking part in the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Logan Barnhart is the 12th Michigan res...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. mortgage applications drop as mortgage rates edge above 3% -MBA
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Mortgage applications declined last week, especially for refinancing, as mortgage rates rose back over 3% for the first time in about a month. The Mortgage Bankers Associatio...
Aug 18, 2021
The show must go on: Broadway comes back with new investors, bold plans
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) - Broadway may have seen the longest shutdown in its history but it has lined up new investors and made big plans for its grand reopening, determined to prove that there's n...
Aug 18, 2021
