Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blizzard to delay ‘World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ to later this year
(Reuters) - Online role-playing game "World of Warcraft: Shadowlands" will be released later this year, Blizzard Entertainment said on Thursday, as employees working from home during the COVID-19 pand...
Oct 01, 2020
Secrecy and speed: Inside Ant Group’s unusual IPO process
By Kane Wu, Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ahead of what's likely to be the world's largest initial public offering, China's Ant Group Co Ltd is asking lead bankers to personally si...
Oct 01, 2020
EU leaders strike deal to end Turkey-Belarus deadlock, officials say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday agreed to end a deadlock over sanctions by the bloc against Belarus that were being held up by Cyprus, which was insisting that Turkey be punished...
Oct 01, 2020
California wine country firefight intensifies, progress made in deadly Cascades blaze
By Adrees Latif CALISTOGA, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighters coping with limited resources and worsening weather struggled for a fifth day on Thursday to subdue flames menacing the famed Napa...
Oct 01, 2020
Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment accusing state-owned Turkish lender Halkbank of helping Iran evade American sanctions. U.S. District ...
Oct 01, 2020
WNBA stronger after successful quarantined season, Commissioner Engelbert says
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is emerging stronger than before from its quarantined season, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Thursday, as the league...
Oct 01, 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange to resume trading Friday after outage debacle
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said normal trading would resume on Friday morning as planned, a day after the worst-ever outage brought the world's third-largest equity market to a standst...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: Golar Power offers top bid for Petrobras’s LNG terminal – sources
By Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Golar Power Ltd has submitted the top bid for a highly-sought-after liquefied natural gas import terminal being leased by Brazil's state-run energy firm Pet...
Oct 01, 2020
Biden lead unchanged at 9 points after chaotic presidential debate: Reuters poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden maintains a 9-point lead over President Donald Trump after their combative first debate, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling that shows most Americ...
Oct 01, 2020
Layoffs loom if payroll aid is not extended, Southwest Airlines CEO warns
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co could be forced to lay off thousands of employees due to the coronavirus crisis in the absence of an extension of federal payroll aid, its Chief Executive Officer Gar...
Oct 01, 2020
