Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Santa takes a back seat to COVID vaccine, UPS, FedEx officials say
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp plan to deliver millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines before holiday gifts - giving them VIP handling that includes GPS ...
Dec 10, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak at U.N. summit on anniversary of Paris climate accords
(Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook plans to deliver remarks at the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit on Dec. 12, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The summit is being held ...
Dec 10, 2020
France delays planned re-opening of theatres
PARIS (Reuters) - France will not reopen museums, cinemas and theatres on Dec. 15 as planned because COVID-19 infection rates are not falling as fast as the government had hoped, Prime Minister Jean C...
Dec 10, 2020
States poised to respond to Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. states that President Donald Trump lost in the Nov. 3 election are due on Thursday to file their opposition to a long-shot Republican-backed lawsuit...
Dec 10, 2020
Trans-Siberian Orchestra to host livestreamed concert during COVID-19 pandemic
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Many live events have been canceled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many artists resorting to performing online livestreamed shows. This season...
Dec 10, 2020
No December thaw for frozen U.S. recovery as virus rages, stimulus talks stall
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The explosive spread of the coronavirus weighed further on the U.S. economic recovery over the past week, with high frequency measures of employment, retail ...
Dec 10, 2020
Alkermes lifts shares with plan after Elliott pressure
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Alkermes responded to pressure from activist investment firm Elliott Management on Thursday with a broad plan designed to boost retu...
Dec 10, 2020
At home of climate accord in Paris, campaigners demand action
PARIS (Reuters) - Campaigners on Thursday unfurled a vast mocked-up poster in front of the Eiffel Tower of French President Emmanuel Macron turning his back on a planet in flames, to press for more ac...
Dec 10, 2020
Bank of England relaxes COVID curbs on bank dividends and bonuses
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks can resume paying some dividends and bonuses as they appear well capitalised and resilient to any further fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic, the Ba...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. withheld evidence in ex-Goldman banker’s 1MDB Malaysia corruption case, lawyer claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs banker charged with involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund accused U....
Dec 10, 2020
