Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shares of Sonos, Logitech fall after Apple removes their speakers from its stores
(Reuters) - Shares of audio device makers Sonos Inc and Logitech fell on Tuesday after their speakers were removed from Apple Inc's online stores. Apple's website now only has products from Beats, a c...
Oct 06, 2020
Braving coronavirus, pilgrims flock to Senegal’s ‘little Mecca’
By Christophe Van Der Perre TOUBA, Senegal (Reuters) - Organisers of an annual religious festival in the Senegalese city of Touba are expecting three to five million pilgrims this week, despite the ma...
Oct 06, 2020
Podoroska becomes first female qualifier in French Open semi-finals
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Argentine Nadia Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the French Open semi-finals in the women's singles draw when she downed Ukrainian third seed Elina Svit...
Oct 06, 2020
Goldman Sachs to not name more than 60 partners in 2020: WSJ
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc will name no more than 60 partners in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The bank's new class of partners, t...
Oct 06, 2020
Colombia’s government must protect communities to stop activist killings: report
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government must prioritize communities' safety over military operations against armed groups to stop killings of activists, while ensuring perpetrators ...
Oct 06, 2020
WTO revises up forecast for goods trade to 9.2% decline in 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization upgraded its forecast for trade in goods this year to a level still comparable to the decline during the global financial crisis, but better than init...
Oct 06, 2020
Business jet purchase plans mostly unscathed by COVID-19, Honeywell survey shows
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Business jet operators planning new aircraft purchases are largely undeterred by the battering the COVID-19 pandemic has done to the aviation sector, a Honeywel...
Oct 06, 2020
EU nominates Swedish finance minister Magdalena Andersson to head IMFC
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union member states have agreed to nominate Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson to head the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), German Finance M...
Oct 06, 2020
Undeterred by virus, Iraqi volunteers cater for thousands of Arbaeen pilgrims in Baghdad
By Charlotte Bruneau and Maher Nazer BAGHDAD (Reuters) - "Fried chicken, fried fish, rice!" Mohammed al-Mohammedawi shouts to Shi'ite pilgrims passing his roadside food tent in Baghdad on their way to...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. trade deficit jumps to largest in 14 years in August
(Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit surged in August to the largest in 14 years with imports climbing again, suggesting that trade could be a drag on economic growth in the third quarter. The Commerce ...
Oct 06, 2020
