September 30, 2021 By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s agenda faced a key test on Thursday among fellow Democrats as the House of Representatives prepared a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that progressives have threatened to block unless there is also a deal on a larger social spending […]
What you should know about working with corporate venture investment committees
Brian Walsh Contributor Share on Twitter Brian Walsh is the head of WIND Ventures, the venture capital arm of COPEC, a leading energy company in Central and South America and the U.S. WIND Ventures provides mobility, energy and retail startups and scaleups with access to Latin America. More posts by this contributor Latin American startup […]
Evil Geniuses CEO on the path toward esports ubiquity
The pandemic brought a new class of gamers online for the very first time, and the gaming space has never been larger or more diverse. At the same time, while esports saw some viewership gains in the past year, it still had to deal with plenty of hurdles tied to pandemic restrictions on physical events. […]
Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige to perform at Super Bowl
September 30, 2021 (Reuters) – Rappers Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg, along with R&B singer Mary J. Blige will play the halftime show at next year’s Super Bowl in southern California, the National Football League (NFL) announced on Thursday. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, and to do […]
Tennis-Clijsters, Murray handed wildcards for Indian Wells
September 30, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former world number ones Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray were on Thursday awarded wildcards into the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Four-times major winner Clijsters will continue her career comeback after a seven-year hiatus that ended in 2019 at the tournament she has won twice. Three-times Grand […]
S&P raises Braskem-Idesa’s rating after deal with Pemex
September 30, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said on Thursday it raised Braskem-Idesa’s credit rating from “B” to “B+” citing better performance and deleveraging after the firm reached an ethane gas supply agreement with Mexican state oil company Pemex. On Tuesday, Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem said its Mexican subsidiary Braskem-Idesa had […]
Bitcoin rises 5.2% to $43,717
September 30, 2021 (Reuters) – Bitcoin was up 5.23% at $43,716.97 as of 22:08 GMT on Thursday, adding $2,174.07 to its previous close. The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency has gained 57.6% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.26% to $3,001.48, adding […]
Exxon expects higher gas, oil prices to boost quarterly earnings by up to $1.5 billion
September 30, 2021 HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp signaled on Thursday that higher oil and gas prices would boost third-quarter earnings by as much as $1.5 billion over the second quarter. Oil prices are up 52% this year and natural gas prices in the United States have more than doubled as demand has recovered as […]
N.Korea says it conducted anti-aircraft missile test yesterday -KCNA
September 30, 2021 SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it conducted an anti-aircraft missile test on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; editing by Diane Craft) Source Link N.Korea says it conducted anti-aircraft missile test yesterday -KCNA David Barret
Soccer-West Ham win again, Leicester and Napoli falter
September 30, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna while Leicester City suffered a 1-0 defeat at Legia Warsaw on Thursday. Italian league leaders Napoli crashed to a […]
Brazil soccer legend Pele leaves hospital, undergoing chemotherapy
September 30, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian soccer legend Pele left a Sao Paulo hospital after several weeks on Thursday, and a hospital bulletin said he would undergo chemotherapy following the removal of a colon tumor. Pele had been hospitalized for nearly a month, checking in for routine exams before undergoing a Sept. 4 operation […]
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon retreat in September
September 30, 2021 By Leonardo Benessatto and Jake Spring PORTO VELHO, Brasil (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest declined by nearly half in September compared a year ago, government data showed on Thursday, with rains and law enforcement initiatives helping to temper the destruction. A Reuters witness in the Amazon state of Rondonia saw […]
Daily Crunch: Facebook releases internal research on Instagram’s mental health effects
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for September 30, 2021. It’s the last day of the third quarter! Yes, that means earnings season is coming, along with a whole bunch of venture […]
NASA awards $253M to two companies developing electric propulsion tech for aircraft
NASA has chosen two U.S. companies to develop electric propulsion technologies for aircraft, with the aim of introducing this tech to U.S. aviation fleets by 2035. The two companies, GE Aviation and MagniX, will conduct their work over the next five years. That includes ground and flight test demonstrations, as well as collaborations with other […]
Fed’s Evans: ‘Let’s be patient’ on U.S. inflation
September 30, 2021 By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Thursday said he believes that the supply shocks that are pushing up on prices now will ease next year, and low interest rates will still be needed to bring U.S. inflation back durably to 2%. “Let’s be patient and not […]
Exclusive-PwC tells U.S. employees they need never return to the office
September 30, 2021 By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Accounting and consulting firm PwC told Reuters it will allow all of its 40,000 U.S. client services employees to work virtually and live anywhere they want in perpetuity, making it one of the biggest employers to embrace permanent remote work. The policy is a departure […]
S&P says U.S. risks severe downgrade but it expects debt ceiling fix
September 30, 2021 By Karen Pierog (Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings on Thursday warned of “severe and extraordinary” consequences for financial markets if the United States defaults on its debt, although it added it expects the U.S. Congress will ultimately address the debt ceiling in a timely manner. “It would be unprecedented in modern times […]
GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo win permits to offer self-driving rides to passengers in California
September 30, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, Jane Lanhee Lee and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous vehicle permits to offer rides to passengers in California. Cruise has obtained a permit from the California Department of […]
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push for new controls on ex-spies working overseas
September 30, 2021 By Christopher Bing (Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence community’s budget bill could place new controls and reporting requirements on former U.S. spies, according to the author of the legislation, making it harder for them to work as contractors for foreign governments following a 2019 Reuters investigation into American mercenary hackers. “People in […]
Ethiopia expels seven U.N. officials, accusing them of ‘meddling’
September 30, 2021 By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia is expelling seven senior U.N. officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, two days after the world body’s aid chief warned a government blockade of aid had likely forced hundreds of thousands of people in the northern region of Tigray into famine. […]
