Category Archives:
Factbox-The U.S. redistricting legal battles that could affect control of Congress
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - North Carolina's top court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether the state's new congressional map illegally favors Republicans. The case is among dozens of lawsuits f...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Robots marched on in 2021, with record orders by North American firms
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - More robots joined the U.S. workforce last year than ever before, taking on jobs from plucking bottles and cans off conveyor belts at trash recycling plants to putting sm...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. SEC suspended internal watchdog for 7 days after misconduct finding-records
By Chris Prentice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended its inspector general Carl Hoecker for seven days without pay in 2020, despite a...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Meta in focus after strong report by Alphabet boosts confidence
By Nivedita Balu and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - The holidays were a gift to Alphabet Inc's Google, quarterly results showed. Next up: Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. Alphabet's internet advertising,...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Nasdaq futures rally as Alphabet, AMD jump after results
(Reuters) - Nasdaq 100 futures jumped on Wednesday, after a choppy start to February, helped by a near 10% surge in Google-parent Alphabet and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices following strong fourth-...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
We have calmed markets after Russia jitters, Ukraine president says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday his government had calmed markets that are wary of a Russian military offensive against Ukraine, and that the hryvnia currenc...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Elevator maker Kone fourth-quarter earnings slightly miss
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Elevator maker Kone reported slightly weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter core earnings on Wednesday, burdened by global supply chain distruptions. The Finnish company gave a new ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Adele to perform at BRIT Awards next week
LONDON (Reuters) - British music superstar Adele has confirmed she will perform at next week's BRIT Awards, two weeks after tearfully telling fans she was postponing her Las Vegas shows due to Covid-1...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Biden revives ‘Cancer Moonshot’ plan with goal to lower death rate
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce plans to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years, part of an effort to rev...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Euro zone inflation unexpectedly hits new record high
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation rose to a new record high last month, defying expectations for a big drop and adding to already copious doubts that price pressures are as benign and temporar...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
50 °F Partly cloudy
