Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bankruptcy filings in 2020 lowest since 1986 – Epiq AACER
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Total bankruptcy filings for 2020 hit their lowest level since 1986 as a flood of government support programs offset at least temporarily the economic damage from the coronaviru...
Jan 05, 2021
Hundreds of migrants without shelter in Bosnia as winter bites
By Dado Ruvic BIHAC, Bosnia (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 migrants are stranded in northern Bosnia without shelter, the International Organization for Migration said, and some are suffering from respirator...
Jan 05, 2021
WHO recommends two doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days
GENEVA (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients should take two doses of the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine within a period of 21-28 days, the head of the World Health Organization's immunization advisory group sai...
Jan 05, 2021
Trump blasts niece’s ‘conspiracy theories’ as he seeks fraud lawsuit’s dismissal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accu...
Jan 05, 2021
Colin Wilson retires from NHL after 11 seasons
Forward Colin Wilson announced his retirement from the NHL after 11 seasons on Tuesday. Wilson, 31, was the No. 7 overall selection of the Predators in the 2008 NHL Draft. He played 632 regular-season...
Jan 05, 2021
Tennis-WTA announce provisional calendar up to Wimbledon championships
(Reuters) - The WTA announced a provisional calendar for the women's tour on Tuesday with events lined up until the Wimbledon championships in June-July. The sport's governing body had previously anno...
Jan 05, 2021
NHL-League sells naming rights to four re-aligned divisions
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL), which took a revenue hit last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, said on Tuesday it has sold the naming rights to its four divisions for the first time. T...
Jan 05, 2021
Fintech startup Affirm aims for over $9 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -Affirm Holdings Inc, founded by PayPal Holdings Inc co-founder Max Levchin, is aiming for a valuation of over $9 billion in its initial public offering, the lending startup said in a filing...
Jan 05, 2021
NFL-Browns head coach, two staff and two players test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has tested positive for COVID-19 along with two additional coaching staff and two players, the team said on Tuesday. The Browns broke the league...
Jan 05, 2021
U.S. factory activity near 2-1/2-year high; COVID-19 disrupting supply chains
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. factory activity accelerated to its highest level in nearly 2-1/2 years in December as the coronavirus pandemic continues to pull demand away from service...
Jan 05, 2021
