Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japanese investors back extra multi-billion dollar bonds to save economy
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Many bond investors favor issuing an extra 1.5 trillion yen ($13.96 billion) in bonds a month as part of a second stimulus budget to try to limit the economic da...
May 22, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors look beyond drug makers as hunt for Covid-19 treatment heats up
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are diversifying bets in the healthcare sector, as the rush to develop treatments for Covid-19 has driven up prices for some pharmaceutical stocks. A re...
May 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia, UAE mosques to stay closed for Eid prayers
DUBAI (Reuters) - Mosques will remain closed for prayers on the Eid Al-Fitr festival, Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials said on Friday, calling on the population to adhere to safety guidelines ...
May 22, 2020
Isolating Indonesia palm workers to spend Eid holiday on plantation
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesian palm oil workers who are in lockdown on plantations due to the coronavirus outbreak will have to stay put for Eid celebrations this weekend, rather than go ...
May 22, 2020
Alibaba revenue tops as online sales surge during lockdown
(Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday, as the COVID-19 lockdowns drove more people to shop online for essentials. Revenue rose to 11...
May 22, 2020
WHO has worked ‘day and night’ on pandemic, funding lags: Tedros tells board
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has worked non-stop since the novel coronavirus emerged, informing its 194 member states of its evolution and providing technical advice, its dir...
May 22, 2020
Fun beats fear in Rube Goldberg contest to fetch soap amid COVID-19 crisis
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caitlin Diel waited in the shower as her brother started their chain-reaction machine, dropping a marble into a tube that sent a toy train speeding, a deodoran...
May 22, 2020
New York chef turns Michelin-starred eatery into charity kitchen in COVID-19 crisis
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, who is used to being paid for fine dining with exclusive black credit cards, says his richest reward during the COVID-19 c...
May 22, 2020
With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck arbitrage
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With Facebook's adoption of permanent remote work on Thursday, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has untethered one of Silicon Valley's biggest companies from the...
May 22, 2020
Final round of French local elections slated for June 28
PARIS (Reuters) - The final round of France's local elections has been set for June 28, provided it has not been deemed a health risk due to the coronavirus pandemic, French Prime Minister Edouard Phi...
May 22, 2020
