Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Six missing, homes destroyed in Alaska after rain triggers landslides
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Six people were missing in Haines, Alaska, on Wednesday after record rains triggered landslides that destroyed four homes in the mountainous southeast, st...
Dec 02, 2020
Proxy firm Glass Lewis backs investor WaterMill’s board nominees at Ziopharm Oncology
(Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has urged Ziopharm Oncology Inc's shareholders to elect all three of investment firm WaterMill Asset Management Corp's proposed board members and vote to remove f...
Dec 02, 2020
Japan considering support for shift to electric vehicles: Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry is considering support for a shift to electric-powered vehicles and will map out a plan by the year-end, chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told a news ...
Dec 02, 2020
Prosecutors building case against ex-PM Abe’s secretary for failure to report funding
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prosecutors are building a case against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's secretary over failing to report a total of as much as 40 million yen ($382,848) in political funds, the Yo...
Dec 02, 2020
Oil drops as OPEC+ resume talks on output cut extension after impasse
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place in the first wave of the COVID-19 ...
Dec 02, 2020
BOJ’s Suzuki says central bank should allow yield curve to steepen more
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Hitoshi Suzuki said on Thursday the central bank should allow super-long bond yields to rise moderately as part of efforts to make it...
Dec 02, 2020
Rockets to trade Westbrook for Wizards’ Wall, first-round pick: ESPN
(Reuters) - The Houston Rockets have agreed to trade 2017 NBA MVP Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for five-time All Star point guard John Wall and a first-round draft pick, ESPN reported h...
Dec 02, 2020
Growth in China’s services sector soars on stronger consumer demand: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's services sector accelerated in November as new business rose at the fastest pace in over a decade, a private survey showed on Thursday, pointing to a further reco...
Dec 02, 2020
Mexico reports 11,251 new coronavirus cases, 800 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 11,251 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 800 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,133,613...
Dec 02, 2020
Ivanka Trump questioned under oath in lawsuit over use of inauguration funds
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and adviser, was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trump's inaugu...
Dec 02, 2020
