Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran’s Zarif says U.S. plotting to fabricate war pretext – Twitter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States on Thursday of trying to fabricate a pretext for attacking Iran, and vowed Tehran would defend itself even tho...
Dec 31, 2020
Tech, cross-border activities set to drive Asia M&A next year
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia Pacific next year, bankers and lawyers predict, with the potential easing ...
Dec 31, 2020
Bewildered and angry, Northern Ireland unionists fret over place in UK
By Natalie Thomas and Amanda Ferguson LARNE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - As Northern Ireland's unionists prepare to celebrate 100 years since the state's creation cemented their place in the United K...
Dec 31, 2020
Fewer companies caught the deal bug in the year of the pandemic
By Joshua Franklin and Pamela Barbaglia (Reuters) - Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell to a three-year low in 2020, as companies grappled with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. stocks in 2020: A year for the history books, in charts
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - The year 2020 was a wild one for Wall Street, bookended by the end of the longest bull market in history with the battering of equities by the COVID-19 shutdo...
Dec 31, 2020
Local funding crisis threatens U.S. vaccine rollout
By Carl O'Donnell and Rebecca Spalding NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seattle public health officials have so little COVID-19 funding on hand they worry they will have to shut down some virus testing sites as t...
Dec 31, 2020
Stafford misses practice again ahead of season finale against Minnesota
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was one of five players who did not participate in practice yesterday. Stafford is dealing with thumb, rib and ankle inju...
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 million people
By Rebecca Spalding and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Only about 2.6 million Americans had received a COVID-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the United States far short of the gove...
Dec 31, 2020
Red Wings begin training camp tomorrow with 40 on the roster
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Red Wings will have 40 players on the ice when training camp begins tomorrow. There will be 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders for the practic...
Dec 31, 2020
Wolverines look to stay unbeaten in the Big Ten tonight at Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, MD (WKZO AM/FM) – Number 15 University of Michigan tips off against Maryland on the road tonight in men’s college basketball. The Wolverines are 7-and-0 overall and 2-and-0 i...
Dec 31, 2020
