Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two men extradited from Australia to face U.S. charges for $50 million text messaging fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men have been extradited from Australia to face U.S. criminal charges over an alleged scheme to bilk hundreds of thousands of mobile phone users out of mor...
Jan 26, 2021
Volkswagen asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse ruling on local emissions claims
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that said two counties could seek financial ...
Jan 26, 2021
Some athletes will resist COVID-19 vaccination, says USOPC medical chief
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - There may be only a one in a billion chance of failing a doping test due to the COVID-19 vaccine, but some athletes will still resist inoculation, scientists from the Worl...
Jan 26, 2021
Trump economic aide Larry Kudlow to host show on Fox Business Network
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox Corp's news division has hired Larry Kudlow, a former top economic adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, as a contributor to Fox News and host of a new weekday show on the ...
Jan 26, 2021
New LNG projects will start going ahead, but green credentials to be closely watched: execs
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Companies will press ahead with some new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects despite pressure on lenders to divert funding from fossil fuels, industry executives s...
Jan 26, 2021
Advanced Micro Devices forecasts current-quarter above estimates
(Reuters) - Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices forecast current-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday as a coronavirus-led shift to remote working and playing from home drives de...
Jan 26, 2021
Brazil approaches 9 million COVID-19 cases, death toll at 218,878
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil had 61,963 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,214 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The South Americ...
Jan 26, 2021
Microsoft beats estimates for Azure revenue growth
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street estimates for Azure revenue growth on Tuesday, as the software giant continued to benefit from a global shift to working and learning from home. Revenue gro...
Jan 26, 2021
Starbucks posts bigger-than-expected drop in comparable sales
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly comparable sales as the rising number of coronavirus cases in the United States kept customers at home. The worl...
Jan 26, 2021
Texas Instruments forecasts current-quarter sales above estimates, shares up
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as remote learning and work keeps demand steady for its chips used in personal electronics, boo...
Jan 26, 2021
