Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nadal and Osaka scoop top Laureus awards
(Reuters) - Spain's Rafa Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the year on Thursday, while fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka won the top women's honour. Japan's Osaka won her second U.S. Open t...
May 06, 2021
AIG profit beats estimates on general insurance, retirement gains
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as strong performance in its general insurance and life and retirement units blunted the hit from winter s...
May 06, 2021
Square reports profit in first quarter as bitcoin volumes surge
(Reuters) - Square Inc reported a quarterly profit on Thursday as sky-high demand for bitcoin drove a surge in cryptocurrency transactions on its peer-to-peer payment service Cash App. The payments fi...
May 06, 2021
Investor group pushes Exxon board for new leadership to challenge CEO
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) - An investor group on Thursday called on Exxon Mobil's board to recruit directors and senior executives with energy and clean fuels experience, ec...
May 06, 2021
Beyond Meat forecast for current-quarter revenue falls short, shares slip
(Reuters) -Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, as a gradual reopening of fast-food restaurants following COVID-19 vaccinations encourage people to...
May 06, 2021
Peloton beats sales estimates as home workouts boom
(Reuters) -Peloton Interactive Inc beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday as more people snapped up its exercise bikes and treadmills to work out indoors during the COVID-19 ...
May 06, 2021
Facebook removes Ukraine political ‘influence-for-hire’ network
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has taken down a network of hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine and linked to individuals previously sanctioned by the Unite...
May 06, 2021
Analysis: How Biden plans to add $600 billion to the U.S. ‘care economy’
By Andrea Shalal and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $4 trillion plan to rebuild the U.S. economy aims a flood of cash at something millions of women in America do for low...
May 06, 2021
Ousting hold-out regional governor, Congo’s president tightens control
GOMA (Reuters) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday struck a heavy blow against his predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila as his allies ousted the governor of Tanganyika province...
May 06, 2021
Horse racing: Derby winner Medina Spirit in peak form says Baffert
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit last week, said the dark bay colt had another light workout on Thursday and is curre...
May 06, 2021
