Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey lira tumble evokes echoes of 2018 meltdown
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - The Turkish lira's rapid decline in recent days has rung echoes of tumbles past such as the 2018 meltdown which pushed the country into an economic crisis and se...
Oct 27, 2020
Scant progress reported against two new Southern California wildfires
(Reuters) - Firefighters in Southern California on Tuesday made little headway against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and badly inj...
Oct 27, 2020
Consumer confidence falls in U.S. swing states ahead of presidential election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer confidence dropped sharply in October in three U.S. states considered crucial for Republican President Donald Trump's re-election as fears about the economy's outlook m...
Oct 27, 2020
Facebook says suspected Iranian hackers behind U.S. election threats operated in 2019
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian hackers suspected of emailing threatening messages to U.S. voters last week and spreading false information about compromised election systems ran a disinform...
Oct 27, 2020
Hamilton ready to drive change as Extreme E team owner
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton looked forward on Tuesday to driving change, and accelerating a push for diversity and sustainability, as a team ...
Oct 27, 2020
Visa’s deal to buy fintech startup Plaid faces antitrust scrutiny: WSJ
(Reuters) - Payment processor Visa Inc's $5.3 billion deal to buy fintech startup Plaid Inc is facing antitrust scrutiny at the U.S. Justice Department, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, ci...
Oct 27, 2020
NFL reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the NFL stayed even from the previous week, according to numbers released Tuesday by the league and the NFL Players Association. Testing for Oct. 18-24 resulte...
Oct 27, 2020
Algeria’s president hospitalised, office says
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's president has been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, his office said on Tuesday, days before a critical referendum on changes he has pushed to...
Oct 27, 2020
Sony seeing ‘very considerable’ PS5 demand ahead of launch
By Sam Nussey and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said on Wednesday, as users rush...
Oct 27, 2020
Exclusive: New head of Latin American development bank launches early push for capital increase
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new head of Latin America's main financing institution hopes to leverage concerns about Chinese lending to win the support of U.S. lawmakers for boosting th...
Oct 27, 2020
