Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian stocks may be choppy despite U.S. Fed inflation shift, COVID outlook
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Res...
Aug 27, 2020
Japan Display to sell screen plant to Sharp for $390 million, repay debt to Apple
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant to Sharp Corp for $390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction ...
Aug 27, 2020
California approves largest ever utility program to expand EV charging
(Reuters) - California on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation's largest ever utility program to e...
Aug 27, 2020
UK business confidence rises from lows, job cuts on the way: Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) - British business confidence has ticked up but remains far below usual levels as the economy struggles to cope with social distancing and employers are preparing to cut jobs, a surve...
Aug 27, 2020
Britain backs COVID-19 immunity studies with 8.4 million pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it will back three nationwide COVID-19 studies with 8.4 million pounds ($11 million) to fund research into understanding human immune responses to the pandemi...
Aug 27, 2020
Teenager in Wisconsin shootings charged with six criminal counts: complaint
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who was arrested in connection with shootings in Wisconsin that led to the death of two people and injury of another, has been charged with six criminal c...
Aug 27, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 113 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday said 12 people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and it reported 113 new cases. Victoria, which has bec...
Aug 27, 2020
Mammal-like Triassic creature beat polar winters by hibernating
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals res...
Aug 27, 2020
North Korea’s Kim says Typhoon Bavi caused little damage: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Typhoon Bavi had caused only minimal damage to the country after making landfall early on Thursday, state news media KCNA reported on Friday. Kim...
Aug 27, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Latin America pass 7 million: Reuters tally
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases passed the 7 million mark on Thursday in Latin America, the region with the most infections in the world, despite some countries beginning to show a slight decli...
Aug 27, 2020
