Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Electric car startup Canoo names former diplomat as president
DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric car startup Canoo Inc on Monday named Josette Sheeran, a former diplomat, as its president. Sheeran, who joined the Canoo board last December, is the executive chairman of...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines
TOKYO (Reuters) - Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz became her country's first ever Olympic gold medallist on Monday, winning the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. In her fourth and prob...
Jul 26, 2021
Four tornadoes spawned out of weekend severe storms across Michigan
ARMADA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — An outbreak of severe weather in Michigan Saturday caused at least four confirmed tornadoes. The twisters were reported in Clayton Township in Genesee County, Armada in...
Jul 26, 2021
Average gas prices in Michigan drop a few cents, but big relief at the pump not in sight
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Average gas prices in Michigan have fallen over the past week but still remain over a dollar higher than this time last year. AAA says prices dropped four cents and a...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Fencing-Hong Kong’s Cheung wins gold in men’s individual foil
TOKYO (Reuters) - Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong won gold in the individual men's foil fencing competition on Monday. Daniele Garozzo of Italy took silver, and Alexander Choupenitch of the Czech Republic...
Jul 26, 2021
Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying
LONDON (Reuters) - Two Bank of England officials said earlier this month that the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation, but others say the jump in prices is likely to be tempora...
Jul 26, 2021
Thoma Bravo to buy software firm Medallia for $6.4 billion
(Reuters) - Enterprise software firm Medallia Inc said on Monday investment firm Thoma Bravo would buy the company for $6.4 billion in cash. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya S...
Jul 26, 2021
Quake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 30 km (18.64 miles), EMSC said...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Water polo-U.S. women bloodied but unbowed in battle with China
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. women's water polo team won a battle of attrition with China 12-7 to inch closer to the knockout stages of the Olympic event on Monday, in a match in which their captain Mag...
Jul 26, 2021
Brazil interest rates to hit 7.00% this year -cenbank survey
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Expectations for 2021 Brazilian inflation and interest rates rose to new highs, a survey of economists showed on Monday, with the central bank's benchmark Selic rate expected to h...
Jul 26, 2021
