By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is launching a new strike force aimed at cracking down on illegal firearms trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday. The strike...
Facebook expands Shops to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook Inc is expanding its “Shops” feature to messaging app WhatsApp and to Facebook Marketplace, the company said on Tuesday as it announced changes to its commerce...
Soccer-UEFA prohibits ‘rainbow’ protest at Germany vs Hungary game
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -UEFA has refused a request from Munich’s mayor for the stadium to be lit in rainbow colours for Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary on Wednesday in protest...
Labor union Teamsters to vote towards unionizing Amazon workers
(Reuters) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union in the U.S. and Canada, said on Tuesday it is set to vote for a resolution to unionize workers at Amazon.com Inc by creating an Amazon-specific...
Nasdaq hits record high as Big Tech roars back
By Noel Randewich and Devik Jain (Reuters) – The Nasdaq hit an intra-day record high on Tuesday, lifted by Amazon, Microsoft and other top-shelf growth companies, while investors awaited remarks about the economic...
Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply chain snags
By Siddharth Cavale, Victoria Waldersee and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the United States on Monday even as supply chain snafus and a robust...
Congo seizes gold worth $1.9 million in Okapi wildlife reserve
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese authorities have seized 31 kg of gold, worth around $1.9 million, in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the country’s northeast, in a rare loss for smugglers who...