Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian stocks under pressure, dollar in demand amid resurgent virus fears
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Asian stocks came under pressure on Friday as investors sought safe havens, such as the U.S. dollar, fearing that a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a lack of addition...
Oct 15, 2020
Disney’s ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Aristocats’ get racism advisories
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Classic Disney animated movies "Peter Pan," "The Aristocrats" and "Dumbo" have been given content advisory notices warning viewers that they contain outdated or stereotyped dep...
Oct 15, 2020
Twitter down for many users due to issues with internal systems
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to "some trouble" with its internal systems. The company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/TwitterSupp...
Oct 15, 2020
BioMed valued at $14.6 billion in deal for sale from one Blackstone fund to another
(Reuters) - Blackstone Real Estate Partners and co-investors have agreed to sell BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by existing BioMed investors, Blackstone Group Inc said on Thursday. Bla...
Oct 15, 2020
First ‘no-quarantine’ flights arrive into Australia as virus cases fall
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Several hundred passengers from the New Zealand city of Auckland are due to land in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate i...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass eight million as infections spike nationwide
By Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million on Thursday, rising by 1 million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation a...
Oct 15, 2020
Biden tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday: campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Thursday, his campaign said in a statement, after Biden flew earlier this week with a person w...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. judge ‘not inclined’ to reverse decision on WeChat app store ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said she was "not inclined" to reverse her decision blocking the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc...
Oct 15, 2020
Uber to invest in South Korea SK Telecom’s mobility business
SEOUL (Reuters) - Uber Technologies said on Friday that it will invest over $150 million into a joint venture and partnership with South Korea's SK Telecom Co Ltd, which is proposing to split off its ...
Oct 15, 2020
China’s turbo-charged online fashion takes on Zara and H&M
By Sonya Dowsett and Sophie Yu MADRID/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Shein may be the biggest shopping site you've never heard of. The fast-fashion player is encroaching on the territory of more establis...
Oct 15, 2020
