Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook building smartwatch with health features: The Information
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features, The Information reported https://bit.ly/378YViU on Friday, citing people...
Feb 12, 2021
Analysis: How McDonald’s plans to bring back traffic with new cheaper chicken sandwiches
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - When McDonald's Corp rolls out its new crispy chicken sandwich line on Feb. 24, it will swap out a higher-priced premium chicken sandwich from its menu, the company...
Feb 12, 2021
Bank of America CEO Moynihan’s pay falls more than 7% in 2020
By Imani Moise and Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan's annual pay fell by about $2 million, or 7.5%, in 2020, a regulatory filing showed on Fr...
Feb 12, 2021
Portage officials and Pfizer plant continue prep for President Biden’s visit this week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Officials in Portage and at the Pfizer plant there are continuing to prepare for a visit from President Joe Biden this week. He is expected to come to the area on Thur...
Feb 12, 2021
Brazil reports 51,546 new coronavirus cases, 1,288 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 51,546 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,288 more deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Br...
Feb 12, 2021
White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday denied that U.S. President Joe Biden was intentionally snubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by failing to include him so far in an early ...
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. governor calls on Biden to overturn trade ruling against SK Innovation
DETROIT (Reuters) - The governor of Georgia on Friday called on President Joe Biden to overturn a trade ruling made against SK Innovation, saying that the decision would hurt the electric vehicle batt...
Feb 12, 2021
VIX ‘fear gauge’ ends below 20 for first time in nearly a year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cboe Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," ended below 20 for the first time in nearly a year on Friday. The VIX fell 1.28 points to end at 19.97. It had not ...
Feb 12, 2021
Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Parties to the International Criminal Court on Friday elected Britain's Karim Khan as the new prosecutor for a nine-year term starting June 16. Khan won a secret ballot, beating o...
Feb 12, 2021
U.N. envoy urges U.S. to relax Venezuela sanctions, drawing opposition rebuke
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - A U.N. envoy on Friday said U.S. and E.U. sanctions on Venezuela were worsening a humanitarian crisis and recommended the United States relax the measures, an arg...
Feb 12, 2021
