Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. business activity cools in mid-December amid COVID-19 resurgence -IHS Markit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business activity slowed in the first half of December as renewed restrictions to slow a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections hurt the services sector. Data firm IHS Marki...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court takes up NCAA appeal over benefit limits for college athletes
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to defend its limits on education-related compensatio...
Dec 16, 2020
E-commerce firm StockX raises $275 million in funding round, valuation at $2.8 billion
(Reuters) - StockX said on Wednesday it raised $275 million in a funding round led by investment firm Tiger Global Management, valuing the e-commerce startup at $2.8 billion. The Series E round, which...
Dec 16, 2020
Polish medics could receive coronavirus vaccine this month
WARSAW (Reuters) - Medical staff in Poland could start being vaccinated against COVID-19 this month, the prime minister's top aide, Michal Dworczyk, said on Wednesday. The European Medicines Agency (E...
Dec 16, 2020
Latin America’s economy will return to growth in 2021 – ECLAC
(Reuters) - The economy of Latin America will return to growth in 2021 after a deep recession driven by the coronavirus pandemic this year, the U.N. economic commission for the region said on Wednesda...
Dec 16, 2020
UK pets lose EU passports due to Brexit but can travel with conditions
LONDON (Reuters) - Pets such as dogs, cats or ferrets will be able to travel with their owners to the European Union from Britain after Dec. 31 if they are microchipped, vaccinated and have a special ...
Dec 16, 2020
Netherlands hits new daily COVID-19 infection record as lockdown imposed
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped by more than 11,000 in 24 hours, hitting a new record, data released by the National Institute for Public Health (R...
Dec 16, 2020
Olympics-FIBA confident NBA’s best players will be at Tokyo Games
BERLIN (Reuters) - The NBA's best players will feature at next year's Tokyo Olympics even though the season could end just days before the Games get under way, FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis s...
Dec 16, 2020
Timing of Brazil vaccine rollout depends on regulatory approval, health minister says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The timescale of Brazil's vaccine rollout will depend on the regulatory approval process, the country's health minister said on Wednesday as he unveiled the national vaccina...
Dec 16, 2020
“Some progress”, most likely outcome with EU is no trade deal, UK PM’s spokesman says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have made "some progress" in post-Brexit trade talks but there are still significant gaps and the most likely outcome is for negotiations to end in no...
Dec 16, 2020
