Amazon's sales and profit rise as retailer rides wave of pandemic shopping
(Corrects paragraph 8 to remove the word “said”)FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, […]
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Exclusive: Forbes pursues SPAC talks amid new takeover interest – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Business news and information publisher Forbes Media LLC is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose […]
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Law firms representing Purdue Pharma to pay U.S. $1 million: U.S. Justice Dept
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, […]
Continue reading »UPDATE 1-Norwegian Air eyes pre-pandemic European travel demand in 2023-24
(Adds quote, background, detail) OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) – Budget airline Norwegian Air expects demand for European short-haul travel to return to pre-pandemic levels in […]
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The S.E.C. delays a long-awaited decision on whether to allow a Bitcoin fund.
By Ephrat Livni For many cryptocurrency supporters and investors, regulatory approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the United States represents the holy grail. It […]
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Kremlin critic Navalny defiant but gaunt after ending hunger strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “naked, thieving king” on Thursday, looking gaunt but defiant in a courtroom […]
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Imax Q1 Box Office Posts First Year-To-Year Gain Since Start Of Pandemic As Results Hit Wall Street Targets
Imax’s first-quarter results met Wall Street analysts’ expectations and showed signs of the movie industry’s rebound from the depths of Covid-19 a year ago. Net […]
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McDonald's comes roaring back as restrictions ease
The bounce back for McDonald’s as restrictions were lifted across the U.S. was so strong in the first quarter that the company surpassed sales during […]
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Nothing to see here, UK PM Johnson says of apartment refurbishment probe
Slideshow ( 2 images )LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was nothing to see or to worry about in […]
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Royal Caribbean hopeful U.S. cruises will resume in summer
(Reuters) -Royal Caribbean Group said on Thursday recent talks with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had given it hope it could […]
Continue reading »UPDATE 1-Euro zone yields near 2-month highs ahead of German inflation data
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Rewrites to focus on German inflation data, adds graphic) LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Euro zone government […]
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Merck misses profit estimates, forecasts larger hit to 2021 sales from pandemic
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Rahway, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan […]
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A Biden-Cheney fistbump, a sleepy Ted Cruz and John Roberts clapping: Moments you might have missed during Biden’s address to Congress
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden approached the dais for his his first address to a joint session of a socially distant Congress on Wednesday evening, […]
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5 things to know about USA TODAY’s investigation of discrimination within EEOC
Patonia Rhule (Photo: Chanel White) USA TODAY published an investigation this week about discrimination allegations from employees of the agency charged with routing out workplace discrimination: the […]
Continue reading »Biden's first 100 days: His plans to make the rich pay with higher taxes
Americans won’t ‘buy’ into Biden’s tax hikes: Rep. Kevin Brady Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, on President Biden expected to unveil a $1.8T spending plan and […]
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Onsite demand may pick up for IT firms in US, UK
To be able to manage any such uptick, Indian IT services players are hiring more locals, and relying on hybrid work models. With major markets […]
Continue reading »Taiwan evacuates hotel to sterilise it after rare COVID outbreak
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan began moving more than 400 people to a centralised quarantine facility on Thursday from an airport hotel after a rare domestic […]
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Boris Johnson’s flat: PM says he will have final say on investigation into how refurb was funded
Boris Johnson has said he will have the final say on any investigation into ministerial misconduct after appointing an independent adviser to look at how […]
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Bombay HC stays investigation against Indiabulls Housing
In its order, the court cast serious doubts on the bonafides of the complainant — Ashutosh Kamble, a shareholder of the company. A Division Bench […]
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Unilever Reports Robust Underlying Growth in Q1, Confirms Beauty Sale
LONDON – Unilever made strides in the first quarter of 2021 with underlying sales growing 5.7 percent to 12.3 billion euros, and the spinoff of […]
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