Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. import boom is delaying cargo at nation’s busiest port
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Record cargo imports are causing delays that are rippling from the nation's busiest U.S. port complex to other parts of the transportation network, port offic...
Nov 18, 2020
France says countries could move ahead on EU budget without Poland, Hungary
PARIS (Reuters) - European leaders could push ahead with a post-coronavirus recovery fund and European Union budget without Hungary and Poland as a last resort should they continue to block the adopti...
Nov 18, 2020
Brazil reports 34,091 new coronavirus cases, 756 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 34,091 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 756 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Brazil has reg...
Nov 18, 2020
AG Nessel, coalition announce $113M settlement with Apple over iPhone throttling
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a bipartisan coalition of more than 30 other attorneys general, announced a $113 million settlement with Apple Inc....
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. housing finance regulator adopts new capital rule for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have to raise over $200 billion in new capital to fall in line with a new capital rule finalized Wednesday by their regulator. Th...
Nov 18, 2020
Largest crypto investment manager tops $10 billion in assets
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's largest digital currency asset manager Grayscale said on Wednesday its assets under management soared to a record $10.4 billion, bolstered ...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. national security adviser O’Brien en route Vietnam, Philippines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is on his way to Vietnam and the Philippines to discuss regional security cooperation, the White House said in a tweet on We...
Nov 18, 2020
Polish police keep protesters against abortion ruling away from parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles who planned to blockade parliament to protest against a judicial ruling that amounted to a near-total ban on abortion were kept away from the building by police on Wednesday, ...
Nov 18, 2020
Short-seller Muddy Waters takes aim at Chinese social media firm JOYY
(Reuters) - China's JOYY Inc shares dropped 20% on Wednesday after U.S. short-seller Muddy Waters accused the social media platform of being a "multibillion-dollar fraud" and decided to bet against th...
Nov 18, 2020
Pfizer – Phase 3 study indicates COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the results from a Phase 3 study indicate its COVID-19 vaccine may actually be 95 percent effective against the virus. ...
Nov 18, 2020
