Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. tech firms can compensate gig-workers with equity under SEC proposal
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compe...
Nov 24, 2020
Sweden’s foreign minister calls her Iranian counterpart over scientist sentenced to death in Iran
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign minister said on Tuesday she had spoken to her Iranian counterpart after reports Iran may soon enforce a death sentence on Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Dj...
Nov 24, 2020
Russian online retailer Ozon’s shares jump in U.S. debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Ozon Holdings Plc soared more than 40% in their debut on Tuesday, after the Russian online retailer raised nearly $1 billion in its upsized initial public offering. The firm's sh...
Nov 24, 2020
Twitter wants feedback on new plan for ‘verification’ check marks
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday released plans for its new policy on how people are "verified" on the site, an area the company has long promised to revamp to address confusi...
Nov 24, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, capping a deal with federal prosecutors t...
Nov 24, 2020
UK to spend 4 billion pounds to push long-term unemployed into work
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry said on Tuesday that the government would spend more than 4 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) over the next three years to get the long-term...
Nov 24, 2020
Beyonce leads 2021 Grammy nominations with nine nods
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Beyonce led nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards on Tuesday with nine nods, followed by Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and rapper Roddy Ricch, who got six apiece. Swift and British s...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. senators urge Facebook, Twitter for tighter checks before Georgia runoff election
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on the heads of Facebook and Twitter for information on steps the social media firms are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation ah...
Nov 24, 2020
NY Fed’s Williams: Emergency lending programs could be started if needed – WSJ
(Reuters) - The emergency lending facilities set up by the Federal Reserve to stabilize markets in the spring were successful and could be restarted later if needed after they expire at year end, New ...
Nov 24, 2020
Fed’s Bullard sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard on Tuesday said recent developments regarding the success of several coronavirus vaccine candidates suggests an end to the health and econ...
Nov 24, 2020
