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☆ Russian court orders Google to restore parliament YouTube channel - Duma
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Don't like Musk? Work for us! Tech firms woo ex-Twitter staff, article with imageWorld at Work category · November 22, 2022Put off by Elon Musk's muscular management style? Move to us! That's the pitch being used by talent-starved technology firms trying to lure thousands of former Twitter Inc employees laid off by the social media company under its new owner.

☆ COP27 summit agrees climate deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

COP27 nears breakthrough on climate finance in scramble for final deal, article with galleryCOP27 category · November 19, 2022Negotiators at the climate summit in Egypt were close to a deal for a fund to help poor countries being ravaged by the impacts of global warming, but remained locked over how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving them.

☆ Climate summit approves deal to fund "loss and damage"
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

France sees risk of 1.5°C objective "dying" at Egypt conference, article with imageEnvironment category · November 19, 2022France said on Saturday that COP27 climate negotiations in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, still had not produced an agreement capable of containing the rise in global temperatures at this stage.

☆ Twitter's blue tick helps media trustworthiness, EU's Vestager says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Bankrupt FTX's new CEO outlines fund abuses, untrustworthy records, article with videoTechnology category · November 18, 2022 · 2:04 AM UTCThe executive hired to steer FTX Group through bankruptcy offered his first findings of improper fund transfers and poor accounting at the collapsed crypto exchange, describing it as a "complete failure" of controls.

☆ U.S. opens antitrust probe into Ticketmaster -New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

US News will still rank law schools as Georgetown and Columbia join boycott, article with imageLegal Innovation category · November 18, 2022At least five leading law schools broke up this week with the U.S. News & World Report rankings, with Columbia Law and Georgetown Law on Friday joining the law schools at Yale, Harvard and Berkeley in ending their participation.

☆ U.S.'s Hoyer to leave leadership, backs Jeffries as top House Democrat -Punchbowl News
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Column: Warnings of Medicare fraud mount; here is how to avoid it, article with imageUnited States category · November 17, 2022 · 4:28 PM UTCA new report from the U.S. Senate Finance Committee documents a range of fraudulent and misleading marketing practices used to sell Medicare Advantage plans - and some of them are real eye-openers.

☆ China grants licenses to 70 online games in November
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Republican U.S. House will sharpen China focus, monitor Ukraine aid, article with imageUnited States category · November 17, 2022 · 12:08 AM UTCRepublicans will use their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to intensify Washington's focus on China, and more closely monitor aid going to Ukraine, but they insist they have no plans to stop support for Kyiv in its fight with Russia.

☆ Biden administration warns of large increase in student loan defaults without debt forgiveness - CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Biden calls UK closest ally and closest friend in meeting with PM Sunak, article with imageMarkets category · November 16, 2022 · 4:55 AM UTCU.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday Britain was America's closest ally and closest friend, during his first face-to-face meeting with Rishi Sunak since he became British Prime Minister.

☆ World Cup 2022 betting odds: which team are favourites to win?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

World Cup 2022 betting odds: which team are favourites to win? , article with imageSoccer · November 15, 2022 · 10:36 AM UTCFollowing are the betting odds for the winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the top goalscorer at the tournament, which will be held in Qatar from Nov. 20-Dec. 18.

☆ US Senate to tackle gov't spending, debt limit, marriage equality, Schumer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Pelosi says 'I will always have influence' as House control looms, article with videoUnited States category · November 14, 2022 · 12:00 AM UTCU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said it was too soon to say whether she would seek to maintain her leadership post with control of the chamber following Tuesday's election still uncertain, adding that she has no plans to fade away.

☆ CD Projekt to release Witcher 3 for next-gen consoles on Dec. 14
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Binance halts FTT deposits, CEO says, article with imageFuture of Money category · November 13, 2022Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped accepting deposits of FTX's FTT token on its platform, its chief executive Changpeng Zhao said on Sunday, urging other rival exchanges to do the same.

But after his 19% margin win on Tuesday over Democrat Charlie Crist, DeSantis may in fact be the Republican Party’s savior. Somebody needs to deliver the GOP from Trump, and from that victory margin to his polling ahead of the former president, signs point to DeSantis as The One. The cheeky right-aligned New York Post on Wednesday ran a “DeFuture” cover of the DeSantis family (“Young GOP star DeSantis romps to victory in Florida”). Trump versus DeSantis is a fight between two men with messiah complexes who want us to believe each is the leader America needs. Could DeSantis win a national election?

☆ SMIC Co-CEO warns of 'adverse impact' of U.S. export controls on production
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk to UK minister: 'What does a tosh look like?' , article with imageTechnology category · November 10, 2022It's not just fake accounts and the financial predicament of his company that are concerning Twitter's new owner Elon Musk - he's also getting to grips with a British slang term for nonsense.

☆ Argentina World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

FIFA to set up new performance analysis service for World Cup, article with imageSoccer · November 11, 2022 · 3:52 PM UTC · undefined agoFIFA will share in-depth match data, graphics and video from every World Cup match in Qatar with all participating teams as well as supporters and media through a new performance analysis service announced on Friday.

☆ Scaramucci's SkyBridge Capital looking to buy back stake from FTX - CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ontario Pension says any loss from FTX investment to have limited impact, article with imageTechnology category · November 10, 2022The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) said on Thursday it had invested a total of $95 million to the troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX and any financial loss from the exposure will have limited impact on the pension plan.

☆ Cisco to open new chip design center in Barcelona, Spain says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Bosch CEO sees inflation weighing on margins but could ease chip shortage, article with imageTechnology · November 10, 2022 · 7:22 AM UTCGerman auto supplier Bosch (ROBG.UL) sees a possible easing of the global chip shortage in the second half of 2023 if demand dips under the weight of inflation, CEO Stefan Hartung said on Wednesday.

☆ Twitter to delay changes to check mark badges until after U.S. midterm election, the New York Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ford: U.S. should ease 'foreign entity' rules so that more EVs get tax credits, article with imageCharged · November 4, 2022Ford Motor Co said on Thursday the U.S. Treasury Department should limit the definition of a "foreign entity of concern" to ensure more electric vehicles can qualify for up to $7,500 in consumer tax credits.

☆ Puma CEO Gulden to become new Adidas CEO - manager magazin
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Climate change, Russia-Ukraine war hit global wine industry:OIV, article with imageRetail & Consumer · November 3, 2022Climate change and the Russia-Ukraine war are squeezing global sales and production in the $300 billion global wine industry, which is still recovering from the pandemic, said the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).

Lyft said Thursday it's cutting 13% of its workforce, impacting all teams. Workers who had been there for more than four years will get an extra four weeks pay, they added. Support for departing team members We understand the real impact this decision has on departing team members. Lyft will offer support to departing team members: · 10 weeks of pay. Moving forward Our priority today is taking care of departing team members, who for many of us are also friends.

☆ White House says Fed rate hike will help lower inflation, tame housing market
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. Treasury continues to assess bond buybacks to improve liquidity, article with imageU.S. Markets · November 2, 2022 · 2:39 PM UTCThe U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it will continue to assess whether or how to implement a program to buy back some of its existing bonds, a move partly aimed at improving liquidity in the Treasuries market.

☆ Brazilian pollster Datafolha projects Lula to win presidential vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Brazil election officials brace for tense Sunday vote as Bolsonaro cries foul, article with galleryAmericas · October 28, 2022Brazil's electoral authorities are preparing for a competitive election on Sunday with a result that may be contested by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if he loses to his leftist adversary, who has a narrow lead in recent opinion polls.

☆ South Korea's Yoon declares national mourning period over stampede, Yonhap reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Glencore cuts zinc output guidance after production drops 18% in nine months, article with imageMarkets · October 28, 2022Glencore produced 18% less zinc in the first nine months compared with the same period a year before, the company said on Friday as it trimmed its full-year output forecast by 6% due to knock-on effects of the Ukraine war.

☆ Pelosi's husband underwent successful surgery to repair skull fracture -statement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Jury convicts Colorado man in second 'We Build the Wall' trial, article with imageLegal · October 28, 2022 · 9:38 PM UTCA federal jury in Manhattan on Friday convicted a Colorado man who was charged along with former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon with defrauding donors to an online campaign to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

☆ UK's Andrew Griffith appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sainsbury's tipped to trim profit forecast as UK shoppers struggle, article with imageBusiness · October 26, 2022Sainsbury's , Britain's second biggest supermarket group, looks likely to follow market leader Tesco and lower its full-year profit sights when it reports half-year results next week, analysts' forecasts indicate.

☆ ANZ faces $16 mln fine over account benefits' disclosure
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. business equipment borrowings grew 11% in September - ELFA, article with imageMacro Matters · October 25, 2022U.S. companies borrowed 11% more in September to finance their equipment investments compared with a year earlier, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Tuesday, while raising doubts over the sustainability of this growth amid slowdown fears.

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