Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
FlashParking to merge with parking services platform Arrive
(Reuters) - U.S. parking management software maker FlashParking Inc said on Tuesday it would merge with Arrive Inc, an online platform that allows drivers to find and book parking spaces. The COVID-19...
Jan 05, 2021
Germany orders 62,000 poultry culled after bird flu found on farms
HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 62,000 turkeys and ducks will be slaughtered after bird flu was found on more poultry farms in Germany, authorities said on Tuesday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in two f...
Jan 05, 2021
More than 20 killed in Mali airstrike on wedding ceremony – health worker
DAKAR (Reuters) - More than 20 people, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding ceremony in central Mali on Sunday, a health worker with knowledge of the attack told Reuters. (...
Jan 05, 2021
Global economy starting 2021 stronger, virus-vaccine race clouds outlook: IMF economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is starting 2021 in a better position than had been expected in 2020, but surging COVID-19 cases and new strains of the virus are clouding the outlook and mak...
Jan 05, 2021
