Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases
By Alexandra Ulmer MUMBAI (Reuters) - India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country's biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and air...
May 22, 2020
UK retailers suffer record fall in April amid COVID lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales fell by the most on record in April as much of the sector was shuttered by the government's coronavirus lockdown, official figures showed on Friday. Sales volum...
May 22, 2020
Japan factory output, retail sales seen falling more sharply in April: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output and retail sales likely fell at the fastest pace in years in April as the coronavirus outbreak hurt the world's third-largest economy, a Reuters poll found on ...
May 22, 2020
Argentina to amend $65 billion debt offer, talks on ‘positive’ course: minister
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is planning to amend its offer to creditors to restructure $65 billion in foreign debt, with talks on a positive course despite there being an "imp...
May 22, 2020
Full disclosure? Hedge funds navigate COVID health questions
By Maiya Keidan and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - As the hedge funds once clustered in London's Mayfair negotiate gyrating markets, they are facing a new line of investor questioning: who has cont...
May 22, 2020
On this day: Born May 23, 1944: John Newcombe, Australian tennis player
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Three of John Newcombe's countrymen have won more Grand Slam singles titles but any doubts about his standing in Australian tennis are put to rest at the sport's an...
May 22, 2020
FC Cincinnati botch announcement of new coach Stam
FC Cincinnati hired former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam as its head coach on Thursday, although the Major League Soccer team bungled the online announcement. The club sent out a tweet welcomin...
May 22, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: No target for economic growth China's parliament meeting, delayed from March due to the coronavirus pandemic, opened on a somb...
May 22, 2020
India plans scrutiny of new portfolio investors from China, Hong Kong: sources
By Aftab Ahmed and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has drafted rules proposing tighter scrutiny of new Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from China and Hong Kong, three government sources to...
May 22, 2020
China defence spending rise at three-decade low, still to grow 6.6%
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence spending this year will rise at the slowest rate in three decades but will still increase by an impressive 6.6% from 2019, as the country grapples w...
May 22, 2020
