Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil joins Chile in building first fiber optic cable to connect S. America and Asia
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile announced on Thursday that Brazil had signed on as a partner to build the first submarine fiber optic cable to connect South America with Asia, an effort that promises to bo...
May 13, 2021
Binance under investigation by Justice Department, IRS – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under investigation by the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing peo...
May 13, 2021
U.S. condemns political use of vaccines after China-Taiwan tussle
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the "cynical use" of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan bla...
May 13, 2021
AMC cashes in on Reddit-trading frenzy with $428 million share sale
(Reuters) - Cinema operator AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc has raised about $428 million from a share sale, capitalizing on the retail-trading driven surge in its stock earlier this year. The world's ...
May 13, 2021
Stellantis to give each of its 14 car brands 10 years of funding – CEO
(Reuters) - Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Thursday each of the automaker's 14 car brands will receive funding over the next 10 years to prove themselves. "For the time being, we lo...
May 13, 2021
Fed’s Waller: “Several more months” of data needed before debating policy shifts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve needs "several more months of data" before considering changes to its wide-open monetary policy, to ensure that recent weak job growth and high inflatio...
May 13, 2021
U.S. objects to U.N. meeting on Israel, Gaza on Friday – diplomats
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has objected to a request by Norway, China and Tunisia for a public meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday to discuss the worsening violence between Isra...
May 13, 2021
At least 17 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunis
TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 17 African migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Thursday. The Tunisian...
May 13, 2021
U.S. House panel backs $8 billion to shift USPS to EVs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday voted to authorize $8 billion to quickly shift the U.S Postal Service (USPS) to an electric vehicle delivery fleet. USP...
May 13, 2021
Confident Prysmian nears new U.S. high-voltage cable deal
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Prysmian is close to a "very interesting" contract to develop a high-voltage underground network in the U.S., the Italian company's chief executive said on Thurs...
May 13, 2021
