Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: The stocks of the Reddit-fueled trading frenzy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Executives from Robinhood, Melvin Capital and Citadel Securities are due to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee next week following a tra...
Feb 16, 2021
Redefine Meat raises $29 million to finance rollout of 3D-printed meat substitute
ZURICH (Reuters) - Israeli start-up Redefine Meat is planning to launch its 3D-printed meat substitutes globally after raising $29 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms Happiness Cap...
Feb 16, 2021
Hyundai Motor’s electric bus catches fire in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - An electric bus manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co caught fire on Monday while in use in South Korea, a fire official said on Tuesday, months after similar fires in electric cars led t...
Feb 16, 2021
Barty performing better than expected at home Slam: coach
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After "the longest pre-season ever", world number one Ash Barty enjoyed the ideal preparation for her tilt at a maiden Australian Open title and the level of her te...
Feb 16, 2021
Fortescue COO, executives step down amid Iron Bridge review
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd said on Tuesday Chief Operating Officer Greg Lilleyman and two other executives have resigned as part of a review of its Iron Bridge Magnet...
Feb 16, 2021
Nepalis pray for health and wisdom as coronavirus curtails crowds at festival
By Navesh Chitrakar KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Amid sparser crowds than usual, mask-wearing worshippers offered prayers to Hindu goddess of education Saraswati in annual celebrations in Nepal on Tuesday - ...
Feb 16, 2021
Carlyle plans IPO for Japan’s WingArc1st, valuing firm at $475 million: sources
By Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc is set to win approval for an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan's WingArc1st Inc as early as Thursday, two people with know...
Feb 16, 2021
Running through a pandemic with Jim Weber, CEO of Brooks Running
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is an old joke in the marathon community, that every runner is running away from something. That was certainly true for Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber, who had...
Feb 16, 2021
Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation: sources
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content,...
Feb 15, 2021
Two plead guilty in trial of nine Hong Kong democracy activists charged with illegal assembly
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges related to an illegal assembly during mass anti-government protests in August 2019, while seven others,...
Feb 15, 2021
