Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the U.S. in the fight against coronavirus?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment checks are flowing, $490 billion has been shipped to small businesses, and the U.S. Federal Reserve has put about $2.5 trillion and counting beh...
May 18, 2020
Trump admin slaps solar, wind operators with retroactive rent bills
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Trump administration has ended a two-year rent holiday for solar and wind projects operating on federal lands, handing them whopping retroactive bills at a time the in...
May 18, 2020
TSMC stops new Huawei orders after U.S. restrictions: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has stopped new orders from Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] in response to Washington's move aimed at further limiting chip supplies to the Chinese c...
May 17, 2020
Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,031 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January....
May 17, 2020
SoftBank in talks to sell down T-Mobile US stake to Deutsche Telekom: Wall Street Journal
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell "a significant portion" of its T-Mobile US stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom AG , the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday c...
May 17, 2020
Subaru says full-year profit rose 16%, braces for coronavirus impact
TOKYO (Reuters) - Subaru Corp on Monday posted a 15.7% rise in annual operating profit in the year that ended in March as it recovered from production delays and product recalls last year, but warned ...
May 17, 2020
Japan PM’s bid to delay prosecutors’ retirement hits snag after backlash
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government may put off a bid to raise the retirement age of prosecutors, media reported on Monday, given an intense public backlash fueled by fears for jud...
May 17, 2020
Thai economy shrinks most in eight years in first quarter, worse yet to come
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy contracted at its sharpest pace in eight years in the first quarter but by less than expected, as the coronavirius p...
May 17, 2020
China in communications with Australia over trade disputes: commerce minister
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce minister Zhong Shan said the two countries are in communication when asked about Australia's request to discuss beef and barley trade issues, amid escalating tensi...
May 17, 2020
Scuffles break out between Hong Kong legislators over committee leadership
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out on Monday between pro-democracy and pro-government legislators in Hong Kong in a row over procedures with the leadership of a key committee at stake. Security ...
May 17, 2020
