September 2, 2021 By Marc Jones and Wayne Cole LONDON (Reuters) – Record-high world stocks slowed their charge on Thursday as concerns grew over the Chinese economy after a run of soft data, while the risk of a sub-par U.S. payrolls report kept the dollar on the defensive. A raft of Asian manufacturing surveys overnight […]
American Eagle online sales drop on easing COVID-19 curbs, shares slump
September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – American Eagle Outfitters Inc reported quarterly revenue that missed estimates on Thursday as the apparel retailer’s online business slowed following vaccinations and the easing of some COVID-19 curbs, sending its shares tumbling 12% before the bell. The company’s second-quarter digital sales fell 5% from a year earlier, hurt by customers […]
Mexican president to write to Biden urging work visas for migrants
September 2, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would send a letter by next week to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him to help craft a plan to offer work visas to migrants. When asked during a regular news conference what steps would be taken to […]
Thousands join protest in Bangkok demanding prime minister’s resignation
September 2, 2021 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in central Bangkok on Thursday to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and said they would return every day until he leaves office. The demonstration at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok was one of the biggest such gatherings this year despite […]
5 Star Wars games we’d love to see on PC
We live in a time where Star Wars is on both the big screen and the small screen, with many different parts of the universe to enjoy. We've been given content for fans of the prequels, the original trilogy, the sequels and the Clone Wars in new stories such as Rebels, The Bad Batch and […]
FTC bans spyware maker SpyFone, and orders it to notify hacked victims
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to ban the spyware maker SpyFone and its chief executive Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance industry, the first order of its kind, after the agency accused the company of harvesting mobile data on thousands of people and leaving it on the open internet. The agency said SpyFone “secretly […]
Soccer-Ronaldo beats record as double sees off Ireland
September 2, 2021 FARO, Portugal (Reuters) -Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading scorer in men’s international football when he headed two last-gasp goals to give Portugal a 2-1 comeback victory over Ireland in Group A of World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday. The Manchester United forward saw Gavin Bazunu, a Manchester City loanee, save a first-half […]
Motor racing-Love it or hate it, Formula One returns to Dutch shores
September 2, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Formula One returns to the Netherlands after 36 years this weekend, thrilling Max Verstappen fans who hope to see their local hero claim victory, but fierce opposition outside the race community still clouds the prospects for the years to come. Max-mania will reach fever pitch […]
Soccer-Chelsea the team to beat as WSL kicks off
September 2, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea will have a target on their backs after blazing a trail to a second successive Women’s Super League title last term, and a rejuvenated Arsenal will be the first side to put them to the test when the league gets underway this weekend. They will not be the […]
Soccer-Ronaldo claims world record with late late show
September 2, 2021 FARO, Portugal (Reuters) – When Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu saved Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-half penalty to deny the Manchester United forward a record 110th international goal for Portugal, the headlines wrote themselves. Ireland looked to be holding on for a famous World Cup qualifying victory in Portugal, but, as he so often […]
U.S. second-quarter productivity revised lower
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity grew a bit more slowly than initially thought in the second quarter, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at a downwardly revised 2.1% annualized rate last quarter. It was previously reported to have advanced at a 2.3% […]
Motor racing-Bottas rules out imminent announcement on his F1 future
September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas played down hopes of an imminent announcement about his Formula One future on Thursday after fellow-Finn Kimi Raikkonen announced his retirement at the end of the season, creating a vacancy at Alfa Romeo. Bottas, 32, is widely expected to leave Mercedes with 23-year-old Briton George Russell set to […]
Japan to investigate Amazon cloud disruptions to brokers, airline
September 2, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is investigating an Amazon Web Services outage that disrupted operations at major online brokerages, a leading mobile phone carrier and its biggest airline, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. The outage, at least the third for Amazon since June, hit airline ANA Holdings Inc, which said some flights were […]
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs at 24-year low
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years in August, suggesting the labor market was charging ahead even as new COVID-19 infections surge. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 14,000 to […]
Xi says China to set up stock exchange in Beijing
September 2, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday said the country would set up a stock exchange in its capital, Beijing, to serve small and medium-sized companies. Mainland China’s two major stock exchanges are in the financial hub of Shanghai and in the southern city of Shenzhen, on the mainland’s border with […]
GM to cut North American production, citing chip shortage
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co will reduce production at many North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport utility vehicles, it said on Thursday. The largest U.S. automaker will halt production next week at its Fort Wayne plant in Indiana […]
Analysis-A City divided? London tackles Brexit with twin-track finance
September 2, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – High in the skyscrapers that have taken root in its warren of medieval streets, City of London grandees are plotting a post-Brexit regulatory revamp to rival New York. The City, as London’s traditional financial heartland is known, has retained little direct access to the European Union […]
Tanzania says gunman who killed four people last month was a terrorist
September 2, 2021 DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -Tanzanian police said on Thursday the slain gunman who killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam last month was a terrorist. In the Aug. 25 attack, Hamza Mohammed shot two police officers […]
South African train brings COVID-19 vaccines closer to people
September 2, 2021 By Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – At Springs train station in South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg, Simphiwe Dyantyi and her partner wait their turn to board. But they are not going anywhere, instead they are getting COVID-19 jabs inside a stationary train. The initiative by South African state logistics firm Transnet is […]
Point raises $46.5 million for its premium debit card
Challenger bank Point has raised a $46.5 million Series B funding round. The company offers an account associated with a debit card. And the startup positions itself as a premium debit card company and tries to offer credit card rewards with debit cards. Existing investor Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures is investing more money in the […]
