Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon bucks UK’s grim labour market with 1,000 apprenticeships
LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon brought a little cheer to Britain's pandemic- battered labour market on Friday, saying it will recruit more than 1,000 apprentices in 2021. Britain's unemployment rate hit 5%...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. House strips Republican Greene of committee assignments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to strip Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of two high-profile committee assignments, over her incendiary remar...
Feb 04, 2021
Japan’s December household spending falls as recovery falters
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending fell for the first time in three months in December, in a sign consumer sentiment was weakening even before the government called a stat...
Feb 04, 2021
Samsung considers Austin for $17 billion chip plant: documents
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is considering Austin, Texas, as the site for a new $17 billion chip plant that the South Korean firm said could create 1,800 jobs, according t...
Feb 04, 2021
57.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 35.2 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 35,203,710 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 57,489,675 doses. T...
Feb 04, 2021
Timbers sign Eryk Williamson to multiyear extension
The Portland Timbers announced Thursday that they agreed to a multi-year contract extension with midfielder Eryk Williamson. Williamson, 23, was a surprise contributor last season when he recorded thr...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. Treasury, regulators hail resilience of market infrastructure; reviews under way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The core infrastructure of financial markets proved resilient during recent high volatility and heavy trading volume involving GameStop Corp and other stocks, U.S. Treasury Secr...
Feb 04, 2021
Atlanta Dream sign F Tianna Hawkins
The Atlanta Dream signed free-agent forward Tianna Hawkins to a two-year contract on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Hawkins averaged 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last year for the Washington Mystics, ...
Feb 04, 2021
SoftBank third-quarter earnings recovery seen driven by IPO boom
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is expected to extend earnings recovery when it reports third quarter results on Monday as frothy markets drive a rally in the value of its tech inv...
Feb 04, 2021
California rains starting later, extending fire season: study
(Reuters) - California's rainy season now starts a month later than it did decades ago, prolonging the state's destructive wildfire season into November, the American Geophysical Union said on Thursda...
Feb 04, 2021
