by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Economy, Health, Politics, Top News, US
By Nandita Bose and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the faster issuance of pandemic stimulus checks to needy families and increased food aid for children who normally rely on school meals, an effort to ease...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Asia, Business, Economy, Elections, Environment, Europe, Middle East, Politics, Top News, US
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved Janet Yellen’s nomination as the first woman Treasury secretary, indicating that she will easily win full Senate approval, but...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Economy, Environment, Politics, US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has named U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, a Democrat, as acting chief of the financial industry regulator, the SEC said in a statement. “During my time as...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Economy, Elections, Politics, Technology, US
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has filed a motion asking the U.S. National Labor Relations Board to halt the union election at its Bessemer, Alabama warehouse, scheduled to start Feb. 8. The company also requested a review of an earlier labor board decision to hold...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Europe, Politics, Technology, US
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers have invited the chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet to a Feb. 1 hearing in Brussels as they try to crack down on the powers of U.S. tech giants. The European Parliament will in the coming...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Asia, Business, Economy, Politics, US
By Ben Klayman and Aditi Shah DETROIT/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian state’s move to block General Motors (GM) from shutting a plant and exiting the country defies the state’s business friendly image and sends a “concerning message” to...
