Tag: funding
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Canadian smart sport bra maker gets $10 million to take on fitness giants
By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) – A small Canadian company has raised $10 million to take on Nike Inc , Under Armour Inc and others with a sensor-rich sports bra its chief executive says is more useful than a smart watch and more comfortable than a heart rate monitor. Montreal-based OMsignal hopes the funding round,…
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White House threatens to veto Republicans’ Zika funding plan
By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday threatened to veto the $1.1 billion approved by the U.S. House of Representatives to fight the Zika virus, blasting the measure for short-changing the administration's $1.9 billion funding request. The Republican-controlled House approved the funding deal early Thursday morning after reaching…