Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank-backed Coupang valued at $109 billion in blockbuster debut
(Reuters) - Shares of SoftBank Group Corp-backed Coupang soared more than 81% in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the South Korean e-commerce giant at $109 billion. Stock opened at $63.5,...
Mar 11, 2021
Biden to sign $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to sign the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation on Thursday, the White House said, a day earlier than originally planned. The signing will com...
Mar 11, 2021
France sees no reason to suspend AstraZeneca COVID shots: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday that French health authorities see no reason to suspend the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations. "The benefits of the Astra...
Mar 11, 2021
Heat’s Leonard fined, suspended for anti-Semitic slur
(Reuters) - Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard has been fined $50,000 and suspended for a week from team facilities and activities after he made an anti-Semitic comment while playing a video game on a live s...
Mar 11, 2021
EU COVID certificates to combine data on vaccination, recovery, tests
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive will propose next week that new COVID-19 certificates combine information on vaccination, recovery from the sickness and test results to avoid discr...
Mar 11, 2021
Snowflake CEO Slootman joins Instacart board
(Reuters) - Instacart said on Thursday cloud-based data warehouse firm Snowflake's chief executive officer, Frank Slootman, has joined the board of the U.S. grocery delivery company that is preparing ...
Mar 11, 2021
Barclays to pay own $46 million legal bill in Staveley court case
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - A judge ruled Barclays will have to pay its own 33 million pound ($46.09 million) legal bill despite winning a case against British businesswoman Amanda Staveley's...
Mar 11, 2021
Portugal extends COVID-19 emergency, end of lockdown in sight
LISBON (Reuters) - The Portuguese parliament on Thursday approved a 15-day extension of a state of emergency until the end of March as the government geared up to unveil a long-awaited plan to gradual...
Mar 11, 2021
Libyan women want progress after appointment of first female foreign minister
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's first woman foreign minister, Najla el-Mangoush, will be sworn in next week as part of a new unity government, a rare female voice at the top table whose appointment many L...
Mar 11, 2021
Cucinelli raises 2021 sales guidance, proposes no dividend
(Reuters) - The luxury group Brunello Cucinelli raised its sales guidance for the year on expectations that the end of the coronavirus pandemic was near, it said on Thursday. The company, known for it...
Mar 11, 2021
