Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. chip startups, long shunned in favor of internet bets, stir excitement again
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Silicon Valley venture capitalists, long focused on software and internet companies, are again pouring money into the semiconductor industry, lured by th...
May 05, 2021
Despite career night from Diallo, Pistons lose fourth straight game
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Pistons fell short in a 102-99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night at Little Caesars Arena. Hamidou Diallo scored a career-high 35 points for Detroit ...
May 05, 2021
How scientists are using a ‘romantic solution’ to save endangered white abalone
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction. But scientists are looking to turn the tide f...
May 05, 2021
NY Fed’s Williams says central bank’s bond buying doesn’t appear to be creating imbalances in financial sector: WSJ
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's bond buying does not appear to be creating imbalances in the financial sector, New York Fed Bank President John Williams said. The Fed's monthly purchases of $120 bil...
May 05, 2021
Guard Franz Wagner saying goodbye to U of M, heading to the NBA
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – University of Michigan guard Franz Wagner is leaving the school and has declared for the NBA draft. He averaged 12 points and 6.1 rebounds in two seasons with the Wo...
May 05, 2021
Despite signing one year deal with Lions, it appears TE Josh Hill will retire instead
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Despite signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions in March, tight end Josh Hill will reportedly not play for Detroit. Multiple outlets are reporting that Hill ...
May 05, 2021
Rival powers Turkey and Egypt try to mend ties after long rift
CAIRO (Reuters) - Turkey and Egypt will try to improve strained ties at talks starting in Cairo on Wednesday after an eight-year rift which led them to back rival factions in Libya's war and put them ...
May 05, 2021
Russia seeks extra fines against Twitter over ‘banned content’: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is seeking an additional 24 million roubles ($321,586) in fines from U.S. tech giant Twitter for failing to remove content banned in Russia, the TASS news agency cited a cour...
May 05, 2021
EU urged to end ‘doom loop’ with tougher climate finance rules
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - European Union policymakers faced a call on Wednesday to break a 'climate-finance doom loop' by making banks hold up to three times more capital to cov...
May 05, 2021
Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for second year, sources say
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries...
May 05, 2021
