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U.S. sues Visa to block its acquisition of Plaid
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to block Visa Inc from purchasing the financial technology firm Plaid. In a complaint filed with the federal court in San Francisco,...
Syndicated Content Nov 05, 2020
China regulator finalizes guidelines on banks' internet loan businesses
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's bank regulator on Saturday tightened requirements on the internet loan business of commercial banks, amid heightened scrutiny of online lending by internet giants such as ...
Syndicated Content Feb 20, 2021
Tencent-backed Waterdrop to halt mutual aid service amid tougher Chinese scrutiny
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tencent-backed Waterdrop said on Friday it would shut down its online healthcare mutual aid programme at the end of March amid China's tightening of financial technology regulation...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2021
Pulse oximeters should not be used to diagnose COVID-19, U.S. FDA says
(Reuters) - Pulse oximeters, devices which measure oxygen levels in blood, should not be used to diagnose COVID-19 and could give inaccurate readings under certain circumstances, the U.S. Food and Dru...
Syndicated Content Feb 19, 2021
Egypt detains second suspect in alleged rape case, three more held in Lebanon
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian public prosecutors have ordered the detention of a second man suspected of being involved in an alleged gang rape at a luxury hotel in Cairo in 2014 pending investigations, ...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2020
Belgian mail turns to sports stores to ease parcel overload
By Bart Biesemans and Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's post office has teamed up with the country's largest sports store chain as a shift to online purchases accelerated by the COVID-19 pand...
Syndicated Content Dec 02, 2020
Americans To Eat 20 Million Pounds Of Cheese During Super Bowl LV
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin project that Americans will consume over 20 million pounds of cheese while watching the game Sunday evening. To put that into perspective, that’s 1.7 million wheels of...
Travis Cleven Feb 04, 2021
Japan vaccine chief says nationalism of COVID-19 shots could disrupt global supplies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's vaccine rollout chief said on Friday that growing nationalism over supplies of COVID-19 shots could lead to retaliation and disruptions to global supplies. Taro Kono said he ...
Syndicated Content Jan 29, 2021
Sweden to allow more distance learning at high schools as COVID cases rise
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's high schools will be able to conduct more distance learning from next week to help control the pandemic, the government said on Wednesday, though it encouraged them to r...
Syndicated Content Nov 18, 2020
Goldman-backed ThredUp looks to raise up to $168 million through U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs-backed ThredUp Inc is looking to raise up to $168 million through a U.S. initial public offering, a regulatory filing by the online resale clothing firm showed on Wednesday. ...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2021
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