HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc (BABA.N) on Monday said sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 158.31 billion yuan ($22.63 billion) in its first nine hours, up 25% from 126.72 billion yuan at the same point last year. The logo of Alibaba Group is seen during Alibaba
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle voters, in a rebuke to heavy corporate campaign spending by Amazon.com, have kept progressives firmly in control of their city council, reviving chances for a tax on big businesses that the tech giant helped fend off last year. FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the
Ryan Tannehill fired a decisive 23-yard touchdown pass to Adam Humphries with 23 seconds remaining Sunday, and the Tennessee Titans stunned the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-32, in Nashville, Tenn. Nov 10, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) passes against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: “As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business.” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with U.S. soldiers based in Grafenwoehr, Germany November 7, 2019.
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday the opposition Labour Party’s “reckless” spending plans would trigger an economic crisis within months if it won the Dec. 12 election, citing a contested dossier published by his Conservative Party. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid departs Downing Street to attend the National
LUCKNOW/AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – Dozens of people in India have been detained on suspicion of publishing inflammatory social media posts and setting off celebratory firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to give a disputed religious site to Hindus, police said on Sunday. Police officers stand guard at a security barricade near a temple after Supreme
FILE PHOTO: Golf – The 148th Open Championship – Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland – July 19, 2019 England’s Tyrrell Hatton during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs (Reuters) – England’s Tyrrell Hatton beat Austria’s Matthias Schwab on the fourth playoff hole to clinch his second Rolex Series title at the Turkish Airlines Open
FILE PHOTO: Cast members from left, Aaron Eckhart, Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, Mandy Moore, Luke Kleintank, director Roland Emmerich, Luke Evans and Nick Jonas attend the premiere of “Midway” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – In a surprise box office win, Roland Emmerich’s World War I
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed in Bangladesh and India after cyclone Bulbul lashed coastal areas this weekend, though prompt evacuations saved many lives and the worst was over, officials said on Sunday. A woman is seen inside her damaged house after cyclone Bulbul hit the area in Khulna, Bangladesh, November 10,
FILE PHOTO: Iqbal Khan, CEO International Wealth Management of Swiss bank Credit Suisse, smiles as he speaks during “The Wealth Management Industry – Into the next decade” at the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit, Park Hyatt hotel, Zurich Switzerland, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) executive board member Iqbal Khan wants
Boxing – KSI & Logan Paul Press Conference – Troxy, London, Britain – October 7, 2019 KSI and Logan Paul during the Press Conference Action Images via Reuters/Tom Jacobs/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Olajide “KSI” Olatunji prevailed in a split decisionover Logan Paul in a boxing bout between YouTube celebrities on Saturday at Staples
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and braced for worse conditions in coming days as they warned the blazes will stretch their ability to protect people. A fire rages on in Rainbow Flat, New South Wales, Australia, November 8, 2019, in this still
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group (BABA.N) will kick off its annual 24-hour shopping extravaganza on Monday with deals and deep discounts galore, and a performance by American popstar Taylor Swift to top it all, as it pushes to rake in another record Singles’ Day sales. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at
FILE PHOTO: The ticker symbol and logo for Goldman Sachs is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo BENGALURU (Reuters) – A probe into Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s credit card practices has been initiated after tweets from a
FILE PHOTO: Director Woody Allen arrives for a screening of the film “Wonder Wheel” in New York, U.S., November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK (Reuters) – Woody Allen has ended his $68 million lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he
(Reuters) – Charlotte, North Carolina, has moved to the front of the line to become the 30th Major League Soccer (MLS) team, Commissioner Don Garber said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Nov 8, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; MLS commissioner Don Garber speaks during the State of the Union League Address at the Grand Hyatt Seattle. Mandatory