Author Archives: Syndicated Content
B.1.1.7 variant reaches 45 confirmed cases, Dr. Khaldun says
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and other officials provided an update on statewide efforts towards COVID-19 vaccination. Among other topics, chief medical executiv...
Feb 09, 2021
NYSE short interest fell 5.7 percent in late January
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange fell 5.7 percent in late January, the exchange said on Tuesday. As of Jan. 29, short interest fell to about 12.931 billion sha...
Feb 09, 2021
Lyft sticks to year-end profitability goal, projects rides recovery in second quarter
By Tina Bellon and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Tuesday it stood by its goal to become profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of this year despite the pandemic, forecasting a rebound...
Feb 09, 2021
Buy a car with bitcoin? Some car dealers were years ahead of Musk
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Georgia car dealer Christopher Basha was way ahead of Elon Musk in embracing bitcoin as a currency for selling vehicles. Basha said he learned about cryptocurr...
Feb 09, 2021
Brazil reports 51,486 new coronavirus cases, 1,350 more deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 51,486 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,350 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil...
Feb 09, 2021
Cisco beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc on Tuesday beat quarterly revenue estimates, helped by robust demand for its networking and teleconferencing tools due to the pandemic-induced rise in remote working. The...
Feb 09, 2021
Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel’s holiday-quarter sales beat
(Reuters) - Mattel Inc beat estimates for quarterly sales on Tuesday as parents splurged on Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars for their children during a holiday season that was dulled by the COVID-19 ...
Feb 09, 2021
Twitter warns user growth to slow, beats sales and profit targets
By Elizabeth Culliford and Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday posted 27% user growth, missing Wall Street estimates, and warned this rate would slow in the upcoming quarters as a boos...
Feb 09, 2021
Malik Beasley sentenced to 120 days for felony conviction
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley on Tuesday was sentenced to 120 days in jail -- to be served following the NBA season -- after he pleaded guilty to the felony of threatening a family with a...
Feb 09, 2021
Senator Manchin urges Biden to reverse opposition to Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Senate energy committee, Joe Manchin, on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to reverse his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project provide...
Feb 09, 2021
