Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wells Fargo says diversity initiatives comply with U.S. laws after Labor Dept letter
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said that its diversity initiatives comply with federal employment laws after it received a letter from the U.S. Labor Department questioning whether the...
Oct 08, 2020
Judge upholds majority of Canada’s privilege claims in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - A judge has upheld the majority of Canada's privilege claims over documents sought by lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in her U.S. extradition cas...
Oct 08, 2020
Oil prices pause in week-long surge Norwegian strike drives strong gains
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices eased a few cents early in trading on Friday in a breather at the end of a week of big gains propelled by a strike in Norway that raised the prospect of supply from the ma...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. President Trump says might hold rally in Florida on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night, probably in Florida, less than a week after he returned to White House after ...
Oct 08, 2020
Senate Democrats question BlackRock climate commitment
By Ross Kerber and Matthew Green BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Five Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday asked BlackRock Inc to justify why it rarely supported shareholder resolutions tied to climate chan...
Oct 08, 2020
Royal Ballet leaps out of lockdown with online extravaganza
By Hanna Rantala and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Ballet, Britain's largest ballet company, leaps back into action on Friday after seven months of COVID-19 gloom with an extravaganza...
Oct 08, 2020
China backs global COVAX vaccine facility to fight COVID-19
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Friday the country has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine initiative known as COVAX, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge suppor...
Oct 08, 2020
Takeda-led COVID-19 plasma treatment enters clinical trial with first patient
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for COVI...
Oct 08, 2020
Venezuela pro-government assembly approves law expanding Maduro’s powers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and fo...
Oct 08, 2020
Two Week 5 games pushed back after positive COVID-19 tests
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The NFL on Thursday postponed two Week 5 games after a number of positive COVID-19 tests among players and personnel on multiple teams, as the league works to keep its seaso...
Oct 08, 2020
