Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. But with numerous Republicans criticizing the Biden administration for the rise of immigrants, some of whom are COVID-19-positive, many Americans — particularly […]
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B2B marketing tactics that can help move the needle
Ryan Narod Contributor Share on Twitter Ryan Narod leads marketing at Mutiny, a no-code AI platform that helps marketers convert their top-of-funnel demand into revenue, without engineers. Your target customers may discover your website through ads, search, word of mouth or offline channels like direct mail or events, but when they arrive, 99% of them […]
Wall St Week Ahead: Energy price spike adds market risk as earnings arrive
October 8, 2021 By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock market investors are gauging whether more volatility is ahead because of surging global energy prices, which could drive up inflation, erode profit margins and pressure consumer spending. Stocks rebounded this week after Monday’s losses left the S&P 500 down 5.2% from its record […]
Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, Health Ministry says
October 8, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil has registered more than 600,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday, making it the second country in the world to pass that milestone after the United States. Brazil registered 18,172 new cases of coronavirus and 615 additional deaths on Friday, according to […]
Studies say Uber and Lyft offload soft costs on drivers and communities
As the average cost of a ride on Uber, Lyft, and other “rideshare” services has risen over the years, it’s become clear these companies were never entirely forthright about their business models. Now a pair of studies suggests even the investor-subsidized prices don’t tell the whole story, with costs being borne by drivers and communities. […]
Soccer-Andorra v England to go ahead despite fire at stadium
October 8, 2021 (Reuters) -England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday will go ahead as planned despite a fire that broke out at the Estadi Nacional on Friday, the Andorran Football Federation (FAF) has confirmed. Sky Sports earlier posted videos showing a television gantry at the side of the pitch between the two sets […]
Mediobanca, top investor Del Vecchio reach truce on bylaws changes
October 8, 2021 By Gianluca Semeraro and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Mediobanca on Friday endorsed a request by its top shareholder Leonardo Del Vecchio to ditch a rule reserving up to three board seats to managers of the Italian merchant bank. Welcoming the decision “with deep satisfaction,” Del Vecchio in turn withdrew a second […]
Two Indian drugmakers to end trials of generic Merck pill for moderate COVID-19
October 8, 2021 By Shivani Singh, Anuron Kumar Mitra and Neha Arora BENGALURU (Reuters) -Two Indian drugmakers have requested permission to end late-stage trials of their generic versions of Merck & Co’s promising experimental oral antiviral drug molnupiravir to treat moderate COVID-19, a week after Merck said its own trial had succeeded for mild-to-moderate patients. […]
White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency market
October 8, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is considering a wide ranging oversight of the cryptocurrency market to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a spokeswoman said on Friday. “The NSC and NEC are coordinating across the interagency to look at ways we can ensure that cryptocurrency and other […]
White House blocks Trump attempt to withhold documents related to Jan 6 attack
October 8, 2021 By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol when he was U.S. president. Press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden had authorized the National Archives, a government agency that […]
Suicide bomber kills scores in Afghan mosque attack
October 8, 2021 KABUL (Reuters) -A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores of worshippers in the country’s third attack this week on a religious institution. Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that state-run Bakhtar news agency said had killed 46 people and wounded 143. Two health […]
U.S., Mexico bid to reset ties during Blinken visit, forge new security accord
October 8, 2021 By Simon Lewis MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States and Mexico on Friday discussed a new joint security plan to help fight drug cartels as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Mexico’s president on a visit aimed to patching up frayed ties. The Biden administration is increasingly reliant on its […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: VCs rate pitch decks, IPO analysis, Techstars’ expansion plans
No one’s going to tell you when your startup has reached product-market fit — there are no flashing lights, no siren, no balloons falling from the ceiling. “Especially for first-time founders, assessing product-market fit at a stage where it’s mostly anticipation can be as much art as science,” writes News Editor Darrell Etherington, who interviewed […]
Four stand-out points in the September U.S. jobs report
October 8, 2021 By Dan Burns (Reuters) – For a second straight month, U.S. job growth proved to be bitterly disappointing in September https://ift.tt/3iIPVqz, coming in more than 300,000 jobs short of what many economists had penciled in. That’s after August’s report initially came in almost half a million jobs below economists’ consensus estimate. But […]
Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan
October 8, 2021 By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co said Friday it was joining the United Nation’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a group of global banks that have committed to dramatically reducing their carbon financing and investment activities. As the largest U.S. bank and a major lender to the fossil […]
United Steelworkers accuse Exxon of union busting at Texas refinery
October 8, 2021 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -The labor union representing workers locked out of a Exxon Mobil Corp refinery on Friday accused the oil firm of trying to “bust our union” by supporting efforts to officially remove the union with a decertification vote. Any vote would be tainted by “serious unfair labor practices,” […]
Oil rises 4% in week as energy crunch shows no signs of easing
October 8, 2021 By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil rose on Friday, gaining about 4% on the week as a global energy crunch boosted U.S. prices to their highest in almost seven years as big power users struggle to meet demand. Even with worldwide demand growing as economic activity rebounds from pandemic lows, the […]
Reactions to landmark global corporate tax deal
October 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Reactions were swift to a 136-country agreement announced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Friday setting a minimum global tax rate for big companies of 15% and making it harder for them to avoid taxation. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN “For decades, American workers and taxpayers have paid […]
Bayer blasts ‘unscientific’ rejection by Mexican regulator of GMO corn permit
October 8, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Bayer is evaluating its legal options after Mexican health regulators for the first time rejected a GMO corn permit it was seeking, the German pharmaceutical and crop science giant said in a statement to Reuters on Friday, blasting the decision as “non-scientific.” Reuters reported earlier in the day […]
Yields rise, stocks waver after U.S. jobs data
October 8, 2021 By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets wavered on Friday on a weak U.S. labor market report, and Treasury yields rose as investors still expect the Federal Reserve to begin tapering its massive bond purchases as early as next month. Yields on the benchmark 10-year U.S. […]