All posts published in March 2017
FILE PHOTO: A Marlboro cigarettes pack, a brand of Philip Morris Tobacco, lies next to an empty coffee cup at a cafe in central Sydney June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo Philip Morris International said on Friday it has applied for pre-market appro... More »
EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen in Washington, U.S. August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on Friday that its manufacturi... More »
A Blackberry logo hangs behind a Canadian flag at their offices on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Waterloo, Canada June 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo BlackBerry Ltd reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings for the... More »
File photo: David Einhorn, founder and president of Greenlight Capital, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Bayliss More »
By Ronnie Cohen(Reuters Health) – The drugstore chain Walgreens is taking a three-pronged approach to combat the public health crisis stemming from p More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Kids with autism who spend a lot of time with their grandmothers may get diagnosed with the disorder at a younger More »
Third Avenue Management and its founder Martin Whitman have reached a $14.25 million settlement of a lawsuit by investors who accused the well-known value investment firm of mismanaging a junk bond mutual fund that collapsed in December 2015. More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Care at freestanding emergency departments may cost about 10 times more than similar treatment at urgent care cent More »
A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Gregg Newton Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday salvaged half of the $6 ... More »
File photo: A stands outside Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.PK) may write down $21 billion of tax-related assets if there is a deep cut in ... More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – Young men who are overweight or obese have up to double the risk of normal-weight peers for developing liver dise More »
The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Comcast Corp, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc said Friday they ... More »
FILE PHOTO: A pair of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are seen during a mating ritual while the female feeds on a blood meal in a 2003 image from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). REUTERS/Centers for Disease Control/James Gathany/Handout via Reuters Researche... More »
A gallery assistant poses for a photograph during a press day to promote the upcoming exhibition ‘From Selfie to Self-Expression’ at the Saatchi Gallery in London, Britain March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth From Old Masters’ self-portraits to contemporary ... More »
James (L), Charlie and Matt (R) who form the British rock band Busted arrive for the Band Aid 20 recording at Air Studios in London, November 14, 2004. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid British pop punk band Busted say their reunion after a decade apart feels “normal n... More »
A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2017. The launch marked the first time ever that a rocket was reused for spaceflig... More »
Harrison, 5, who is autistic, plays with Kaspar, a child-sized humanoid robot developed at the University of Hertfordshire to interact and help improve the lives of children with autism, in Stevenage, Britain January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Matthew Stock “This is ni... More »
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Finance in Athens, Greece March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Euro zone deputy finance ministers have recommended that Greek bailout review talks continue in A... More »
FILE PHOTO: Actress Pamela Anderson answers a question at a news conference to announce the launch of the online social platform FrogAds.com, in West Hollywood, California March 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Actress Pamela Anderson was coy about a... More »
A bust of Cristiano Ronaldo is seen before the ceremony to rename Funchal Airport as Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, Portugal. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante Self-taught sculptor Emanuel Santos defended his grinning bust of Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday, telli... More »
European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen is interviewed by Reuters on the fringe of a European People Party (EPP) summit in St Julian’s, Malta, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi The next steps in euro zone integration after Brexit could inclu... More »
A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. on February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo A federal judge on Thursday said Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) must face litigation seeking to hold it responsible for billions of doll... More »
Investors grew more confident during the latest week, reversing last week’s withdrawals from U.S.-based stock funds, data from Lipper showed on Thursday. More »
The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Peggy Whitson of the U.S., waves before a space suit check at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov A five-foot (1.5-meter) debris shield being installed on the Interna... More »
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Equities in world markets edged higher on Thursday, led by gains on Wall Street after an upward revision to U.S. economic growth, whil... More »
An actor best known for his role in the “Power Rangers” children’s television series who admitted stabbing his roommate to death with a sword during an argument was sentenced on Thursday to six years in California state prison. More »
The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced a new rule on Thursday that allows brokers to pause disbursements from client accounts if they suspect a client is suffering from dementia or being influenced by caregivers or scam artists. More »
The base of Mars’ Mount Sharp – the rover’s eventual science destination – is pictured in this August 27, 2012 NASA handout photo taken by the Curiosity rover. NASA/Handout via REUTERS Particles blasting out from the sun stripped away what was once a thick, Ea... More »
Financial advisers across Wall Street’s biggest brokerages have fretted over their professional futures in recent years as their firms worked to develop “robo” services for millennial and tech-savvy clients. More »
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing agar jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory in Berlin March 1, 2008. MRSA is a drug-resistant ”superbug”, which can cause deadly infectio... More »
A pedestrian walks past the U.S. Capitol building , on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Tax reform is up next for our Attention Deficit Disorder Republican government, which just rushed through a chaotic, ugly battle to refor... More »
Italian novelist Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel “My Brilliant Friend” is headed to television as an eight-part series, U.S. cable channel HBO and Italy’s RAI television said on Thursday. More »
Revellers carry their belongings as they leave Worthy Farm in Somerset after the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/Files American pop singer Katy Perry will join the likes of Ed Sheeran, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters to perfor... More »
Beauty expert Bobbi Brown in her home in New Jersey. Courtesy of Bobbi Brown/Photo by Alice Gao Lien Tan More »
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Wing-tat (R), Occupy Central movement founders Benny Tai (2nd R) and Chan Kin-man (3rd R), along with others being charged, chant slogans outside a court in Hong Kong, China March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Venus Wu Nine leaders of Hon... More »
The logo of Toshiba is seen as a shareholder arrives at Toshiba’s extraordinary shareholders meeting in Chiba, Japan March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Toshiba Corp’s shareholders on Thursday approved a proposal to split off the Japanese company’s prized NAND ... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Novartis AG on Wednesday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to accelerate its rev... More »
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during his news conference after Republicans pulled the American Health Care Act bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act act known as Obamacare, prior to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 24,... More »
A general view of Bukit Jalil immigration detention center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin More than one hundred foreigners died in the past two years in Malaysia’s immigration detention centers from various diseases and unknown... More »
FILE PHOTO: Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy delivers a speech to members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) at a hotel in metro Manila, Philippines June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo Cambodia’s exiled former opposition leader Sam R... More »
Mar 26, 2017- Austin, TX, USA- Dustin Johnson of the United States plays against Jon Rahm of Spain during the final round of the World Golf Classic – Dell Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports World number one Dusti... More »
The logo of Toyota is pictured at the 38th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Thursday said it was recalling a total of about 2.9 million vehicles in Japan, China, Eur... More »
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks at the Bund in front of the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai March 5, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song As China’s banks prepare for a rigorous quarterly inspection of their books by the central bank, the ructions in money markets and an... More »
Former Salvadoran army general Jose Guillermo Garcia talks with media at El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador January 8, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas A court in El Salvador notified seven former high-level military leaders on Wednesda... More »
China’s State Power Investment Corp said Westinghouse’s bankruptcy filing would not have a “substantial impact” on the country’s nuclear plans and the two sides would ensure a key AP1000 reactor project would be completed on schedule this year. More »
The Vogtle Unit 3 and 4 site, being constructed by primary contactor Westinghouse, a business unit of Toshiba, near Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. is seen in an aerial photo taken February 2017. Georgia Power/Handout via REUTERS Westinghouse Electric Co, a unit of ... More »
Cars sit submerged after heavy rain associated with Cyclone Debbie hit the Gold Coast suburb of Robina in Queensland, Australia, March 30, 2017. AAP/Dave Hunt/via REUTERS Australia began evacuating thousands of people stranded on resort islands in the tropical... More »
Mar 29, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a volley against Jack Sock of the United States (not pictured) on day nine of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Nadal won 6-2, 6-3. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Rafa Nadal moved into the... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Hyundai electric car is seen during the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) is developing its first dedicated architecture for ele... More »
Magdalo Partylist Congressman Gary Alejano speaks during a news conference at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila in the Philippines March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro A Philippines lawmaker filed supplementary charges on Thursday to ... More »
European Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete speaks during an interview with Reuters in Algiers, Algeria May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina China and the European Union need to show joint leadership on climate change and cannot expect t... More »
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to media before the 2017 NHL All Star Game skills compeition at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo The National Hockey League (N... More »
North Dakota oil production will get a shot in the arm next month as a pipeline comes online despite opposition by environmental groups and Native Americans, allowing the energy industry to save at least $540 million in annual shipping costs. More »
FILE PHOTO: A commuter passes by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Institutional Shareholder Services Inc, the world’s top proxy advisory firm, is making a... More »
At least 25 people were injured on Thursday when eight carriages of a passenger train derailed in northern India, a railway ministry spokesman said, the latest in a series of incidents involving the world’s fourth-largest rail network. More »
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Oil prices edged up on Thursday, extending two days of increases as supply disruptions in Libya lifted the market, although bloated U.S. crude inven... More »
FILE PHOTO — A sign protesting a recent North Carolina law restricting transgender bathroom access adorns the bathroom stalls at the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham, North Carolina May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo North Carolina Republican lawmakers s... More »
China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on Saturday by implementing a range of measures, including prohibiting “abnormal” beards, the wearing of veils in public places and the refusal to watch state telev... More »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross holds a news conference at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to join Vice President Mike Pence for a bilateral economic d... More »
A Mexican judicial panel suspended a judge on Wednesday who dismissed charges against a man accused of sexually abusing a minor on grounds that the assault had not satisfied him sexually. More »
A woman walks past electronic board showing stock prices and Japanese Yen’s exchange rate outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after earlier briefly nudging u... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook recorded the highest scoring triple-double in NBA history Wednesday night, totaling 57 points, 13 rebounds and 11 as More »
Pedestrians walk by the main entrance of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, Argentina, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci – RTX2AHAB Latin American governments and companies could soon step up bond sales, seizing on an increased appetite for deals as a reg... More »
Two passengers aboard a ferry look at the Sydney Harbour Bridge as they approach Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia, March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Steven Saphore Australian households saw their wealth balloon to a record A$11.7 trillion ($8.97 trillion) last quarter... More »
The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday kicked an Exxon Mobil Corp lawsuit seeking to thwart... More »
Mar 29, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Venus Williams of the United States hits a backhand against Angelique Kerber of Germany (not pictured) on day nine of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Williams won 7-5, 6-3. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Venus Wil... More »
Football Soccer – Argentina v Chile – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Antonio Liberti Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina – 23/3/17 – Argentina’s Lionel Messi looks on during the match. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 a... More »
Golf – LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship – Incheon, South Korea – 15/10/16. Michael Whan, commissioner of the LPGA, poses for photographs during an interview with Reuters. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Golf is getting younger, more global and more female, all to the delig... More »
Ajit Pai, Chairman of U.S Federal Communications Commission, delivers his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard The Republican chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to... More »
FILE PHOTO – An American flag flies next to a Volkswagen car dealership in San Diego, California, U.S. on September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved its request to sell... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company’s facility in Kawasaki, Japan February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Westinghouse Electric Co’s financial distress sparked a feeding frenzy among Wall Street lenders keen to give the nuclea... More »
U.S. money market fund assets increased by $5.47 billion to $2.632 trillion in the week ended March 28, the Money Fund Report said on Wednesday. More »
Ajit Pai, Chairman of U.S Federal Communications Commission, delivers his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to reverse an Obama era decision th... More »
The first major of the women’s golf season could lead to a changing of the guard at the top of the rankings at the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club starting on Thursday. More »
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), accompanied by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), vice chairman of the committee, speaks at a news conference to discuss their probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washi... More »
FILE PHOTO: An Amazon.com Inc driver stands next to an Amazon delivery truck in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to cut 263 jobs at its money-losing parenting products unit Quidsi this... More »
William Ackman speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Bayliss More »
Shares of tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) opened up 0.2 percent at 2,094,000 won ($1,885.87) on Thursday following the launch of its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone. More »
A Samsung Galaxy S8+ smartphone is pictured at the introduction of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones during the Samsung Unpacked event in New York City, United States March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) u... More »
Ivanka Trump arrives to attend a joint news conference by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Ivanka Trump said on Wednesday she would work i... More »
Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday: More »
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order on ”Energy Independence,” eliminating Obama-era climate change regulations, during a signing ceremony at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2017. REUTERS... More »
Demonstrators hold up signs as they wait outside the Congress for the Senate to pass a law to legalise the medical use of cannabis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 29, 2017. The sign show a girl named Nayra, who suffers from refractory partial epilepsy and ha... More »
While the ANA Inspiring Women in Sports Conference was underway this week, a plane flew over Mission Hills towing a banner reading: “USGA & LPGA: DUMP TRUMP”. More »
FILE PHOTO: House Freedom Caucus Chairman U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) speaks to reporters after meeting with his caucus members about their votes on a potential repeal of Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonath... More »
The Waymo logo is displayed during the company’s unveil of a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo self-driv... More »
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-16 flies during an air display at the Farnborough International Air Show, Hampshire, July 19, 2004. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/MD/DL President Donald Trump’s administration has informed Congress of its plan to pursue the $5 b... More »
Figure Skating – ISU World Championships 2017 – Pairs Short Program – Helsinki, Finland – 29/3/17 – Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China compete. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor Chinese duo Wenjing Sui and Cong Han emerged unscathed in a field littered with the walking wou... More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – College students in the U.S. who say their campus is welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender peopl More »
By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) – New evidence from a Danish nationwide study suggests that Sanofi Pasteur’s quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine More »
FILE PHOTO: The cast of ”The Big Bang Theory” poses backstage with their award for Favorite Network TV Comedy Series during the People’s Choice Awards 2016 in Los Angeles, California January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo A U.S. judge dismissed a l... More »
The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal is pacing ahead in the amount of advertisin... More »
Cristiano Ronaldo attends the ceremony to rename Funchal Airport as Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, Portugal March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante When the island of Madeira on Wednesday renamed its airport in honor of its hometown hero Cristiano Rona... More »
89th Academy Awards – Oscars Awards Show – Hollywood, California, U.S. – 26/02/17 – Martha Ruiz (R, in red) and Brian Cullinan (upper R) of PricewaterhouseCoopers confer on stage after the Best Picture was mistakenly awarded to ”La La Land” instead of ”Moonlig... More »
You probably already knew that hedge fund names are intended to impress, or even better to confuse just enough to make you stop asking questions, but most of all to inspire confidence. More »
FILE PHOTO – A Blackberry smartphone is displayed in this illustrative picture taken in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Although BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) has extricated itself from the smartphone handsets that we... More »
An illustration picture shows a network cable next to a pack of smartphones in Berlin, June 7, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski President Donald Trump plans to sign a repeal of Obama-era broadband privacy rules as a bigger fight looms over rules governing the op... More »
Signage for GlaxoSmithKline is seen on it’s offices in London, Britain, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo A deadline for U.S. regulators to give a verdict on a generic copy of GlaxoSmithKline’s blockbuster inhaled lung drug Advair has passed wit... More »
The GlaxoSmithKline building is pictured in Hounslow, west London June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo Mylan NV said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s (GSK.L) blockbu... More »
Actress Lisa Kudrow poses backstage with her award for TV Performance of the Year for ”The Comeback” at the People Magazine Awards in Beverly Hills, California December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Roy More »
