Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ eyes extension to pandemic-aid scheme as COVID curbs persist
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's expected extension of state of emergency curbs to combat COVID-19 heightens the chance the central bank will push back the current September deadline for a pa...
May 27, 2021
UK’s Johnson mulls carbon tax on imports from polluting industries -The Telegraph
(Corrects headline to say 'mulls' not 'calls for') (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering plans for a carbon tax on imports from polluting industries to protect British farmer...
May 27, 2021
Consumer Reports drops ‘top pick’ for Tesla Model 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla's decision to remove radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely-followed insurance industry group and the influential Consume...
May 27, 2021
Tech trade groups sue Florida over social media law
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they sai...
May 27, 2021
Google nears settlement of French antitrust case – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is nearing a settlement of an antitrust case in France that alleges it abused its power in online advertising and will likely pay a fine and institute oper...
May 27, 2021
Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in prizes
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California will offer $116.5 million in cash and gift cards to residents who get COVID-19 vaccinations before June 15, the latest - and most lucrativ...
May 27, 2021
Fed to hold Jackson Hole symposium in person, after COVID hiatus
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday that it will host "a modified, in-person program" for this year's central bankers' confab in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, after last year ho...
May 27, 2021
Achieved? Google executives’ appraisals sought in U.S. antitrust case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Justice Department and Alphabet's Google tangled on Thursday over whether the company should hand over performance reviews of executives whom the government is c...
May 27, 2021
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad wins fourth term in office with 95.1% of votes -live conference
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of votes, head of parliament Hammouda Sabbagh announced in a live conference on Thursday. Vote turn out was a...
May 27, 2021
Golf-‘But I won the PGA’ – Mickelson brushes off poor start at Colonial
(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson may have struggled at Colonial Country Club on Thursday in his first start since becoming golf's oldest major champion but did not appear too bothered as he was still revell...
May 27, 2021
