Comcast Ramps Up Spending On Peacock Streaming Service
By Helen Coster and Eva Mathews (Reuters) – Comcast Corp is ramping up spending on its Peacock streaming service, executives…
January 27, 2022
England lifts COVID restrictions as omicron threat recedes
LONDON (AP) — Most coronavirus restrictions, including mandatory face masks, were lifted in England on Thursday after Britain’s government said…
Altria: iQOS cigarette alternative off market through 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marlboro-maker Altria said Thursday that its heat-not-burn cigarette, iQOS, probably won’t be back in U.S. stores for…
Apple To Turn IPhones Into Payment Terminals, Rival Square – Bloomberg
(Reuters) -Apple Inc is planning a new service that will allow small businesses to accept payments directly on their iPhones…
New Italy president still elusive after 4th round of voting
ROME (AP) — Lawmakers and regional representatives failed for a fourth day Thursday to find consensus on a new Italian…
Japan’s Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates’ nuclear project
TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a…
Mastercard Profit Surges As Travel Spending Back To Pre-pandemic Levels
(Reuters) -Mastercard Inc beat quarterly profit expectations on Thursday as domestic spending through its cards rose and cross-border volumes grew…
Fed Recap – What happened to the markets?
Markets were having their best day of 2022. Then Jerome Powell happened. What did the Fed Chair say that had…
US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases amid a surge in cases…
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with…