Author Archives: Syndicated Content
CLO issuance rises slightly in second quarter amid loan downgrades
By Kristen Haunss NEW YORK (LPC) - Issuance of US Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) rose slightly in the second quarter amid downgrades to the funds' loan holdings caused by the coronavirus pande...
Jul 13, 2020
Finland should not apply Hong Kong extradition treaty after security law, foreign minister says
(Reuters) - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Monday the Nordic country's extradition treaty with Hong Kong should not be applied as Beijing's new security law means people could be tran...
Jul 13, 2020
SiriusXM to buy podcast business of Scripps for up to $325 million
(Reuters) - Sirius XM Holdings Inc said on Monday it will buy E.W. Scripps Co's podcast business, Stitcher, for up to $325 million, as the U.S. satellite radio company pushes further into the podcast ...
Jul 13, 2020
Trump should use Defense Production Act to expand COVID-19 testing, NYC mayor says
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump should invoke the Defense Production Act to expand the capacity of labs to process tests for the novel co...
Jul 13, 2020
S&P slashes emerging market forecasts, warns of permanent scars
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Rating agency S&P Global cut its emerging market growth forecasts on Monday, predicting a 4.7% slump on average this year due to the coronavirus and warned that all co...
Jul 13, 2020
Coronavirus crisis may get “worse and worse and worse”, warns WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The raging coronavirus pandemic has the potential to get far worse if all nations do not adhere to basic healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday...
Jul 13, 2020
Mexico may accept medical kit in barter for presidential jet
(Reuters) - Mexico's government is considering a $120 million bid for a luxurious presidential jet after an unidentified prospective buyer offered to pay part in cash and part in medical equipment, a ...
Jul 13, 2020
Hong Kong leader says pro-democracy ‘protest’ vote might have violated new security laws
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that an unofficial city-wide election conducted by the pro-democracy camp over the weekend might have ...
Jul 13, 2020
White House to name Kratsios as Pentagon acting tech chief: official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to announce on Monday that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios is being tapped to serve as the acting Under Secretary of Def...
Jul 13, 2020
UK retailer Quiz suspends ties with supplier over wage allegations
LONDON (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Quiz said on Monday it had suspended ties with a supplier accused in a weekend newspaper report of breaching minimum wage requirements at a factory in Leice...
Jul 13, 2020
