Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: U.S. workplace safety regulator will review COVID-19 enforcement under Trump
By Chris Kirkham LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal workplace safety regulators said on Friday they will revisit several COVID-19 related safety investigations performed during the Trump administration a...
Mar 12, 2021
U.S. oil & gas rig count falls for first time since November – Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time since November even as crude prices soared to their highest since 2018. The U.S....
Mar 12, 2021
IOC approves set of reforms for Games, host cities
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday unanimously approved a set of 15 reforms it hopes will again turn the Olympics into an attractive prospect for fans, cities and sponsors throu...
Mar 12, 2021
Branson’s Virgin Orbit hires bankers to go public through a SPAC – WSJ
(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has hired bankers to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), while seeking a $3 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journa...
Mar 12, 2021
Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communi...
Mar 12, 2021
Ford Motor nominates two younger Ford family members for board of directors
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday nominated two younger Ford family members to its board of directors, continuing a presence among the directors for the family that founded the U.S. automake...
Mar 12, 2021
Tesla investor sues Musk, says many tweets in violation of SEC settlement
(Reuters) - A Tesla Inc investor has sued Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and its board, saying many of his tweets violated a previous settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Te...
Mar 12, 2021
White House national security adviser will identify actor behind Microsoft hack in near future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Friday the Biden administration is still gathering information on the scale of the hack on Microsoft Corp...
Mar 12, 2021
Texas utility sues power grid ERCOT over ‘excessive’ cold snap charges
By Gary McWilliams (Reuters) - The largest city-owned utility in Texas on Friday sued the state's grid operator alleging it levied "excessive" power prices during a February deep freeze, and seeking t...
Mar 12, 2021
Mexican president cheers Brazil annulment of Lula’s graft conviction
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican left-leaning President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrated on Friday the decision by a Brazilian Supreme Court to annul graft convictions of the South American natio...
Mar 12, 2021
