Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Funds recommend keeping equity allocations on hold at seven-month low: Reuters poll
By Rahul Karunakar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Global funds recommended trimming bonds and keeping equity allocations on hold at a seven-month low this month even with world stocks on a tear, a Reuters poll...
May 29, 2020
All dressed up, no prom to go to
By Faith Ninivaggi BOSTON (Reuters) - Like Cinderella, Emily Appleton dreamed of going to the ball and dancing with her Prince Charming. But the coronavirus spoiled everything. Now, all the high schoo...
May 29, 2020
Pandemic saps union clout as talks loom with Chile copper miners
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's powerful copper unions are headed into contract talks with a hand weakened by the coronavirus pandemic, giving an edge to miners like Codelco, Glencore a...
May 29, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye consumer discretionary stocks as U.S. reopens
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are taking a closer look at the market's consumer discretionary companies as a reopening U.S. economy fuels hopes of a turnaround for some of the sector...
May 29, 2020
China reports African swine fever outbreak in Gansu province
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday it had found a new outbreak of African swine fever near the city of Lanzhou in northwestern Gansu province. More th...
May 29, 2020
Black voters don’t trust mail ballots. That’s a problem for Democrats
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sharon Fason used to accompany her mother to their south Chicago polling place every Election Day as a little girl, watching as she joined their African-Ameri...
May 29, 2020
South African tobacco firms, associations seek court action over cigarette sales ban
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A raft of South African tobacco companies, activists and associations are seeking legal action over the ban on cigarette sales during the country's coronavirus lockdown. South...
May 29, 2020
Futures hit by Sino-U.S. tensions at the end of strong month
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures dropped on Friday as investors braced for President Donald Trump's response to China's national security legislation for Hong Kong, threatening to take th...
May 29, 2020
Exclusive: Ukraine expecting $5 billion IMF loan approval and initial payout next week – PM
By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is expecting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $5 billion loan package on June 5 and to disburse the first tranche of ...
May 29, 2020
China says investment deal talks with EU have made progress
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that the 29th round of China-European Union investment agreement negotiation had made positive progress. (Reporting by Judy Hua and Ryan Wo...
May 29, 2020
