Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French daily coronavirus death toll tumbles to 83
PARIS (Reuters) - France's daily death toll from the new coronavirus dropped on Wednesday to 83 from 348 the day before, bringing the total number of dead there to 27,074 and putting it just behind Sp...
May 13, 2020
New York City lawmakers cap Grubhub, other third-party delivery fees
(Reuters) - The New York City Council on Wednesday passed emergency legislation capping fees charged to restaurants by third-party delivery services including Grubhub Inc and Uber Technologies Inc's U...
May 13, 2020
Fed chief has no time to worry about U.S. debt during wartime
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has a $3 trillion bulge of debt coming through the pipeline because of the coronavirus pandemic. It also has perhaps 30 million or more f...
May 13, 2020
Disney suspends new cruises through July 27 during coronavirus outbreak
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co announced on Wednesday it has suspended all new departures on its Disney Cruise Line through July 27 as the coronavirus outbreak continues. On its website, t...
May 13, 2020
Bulgaria declares epidemic emergency until June 14
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government on Wednesday declared an epidemic emergency until June 14, allowing the health minister to extend restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak. The...
May 13, 2020
Over 100 Mexicans die of tainted alcohol as beer supply dries up: reports
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than 100 people in Mexico have died from drinking adulterated alcohol over the past two weeks, according to a tally by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Wednesday, as mea...
May 13, 2020
Bank of America cuts Brazil GDP forecast to -7.7% from -3.5%
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy will shrink by 7.7% this year, according to new forecasts from economists at Bank of America, a sharp revision from their previous call of a 3.5% contraction and ...
May 13, 2020
US money market assets increased in latest week: iMoneyNet
NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. money market fund assets increased by $26.28 billion to $4.716 trillion in the week ended May 12, the Money Fund Report said on Wednesday. Taxable money market fund a...
May 13, 2020
Congolese citizens bring civil action in Belgium against passport maker
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese citizens and international campaign groups have filed a civil action in Belgium against passport manufacturer Semlex, which is being investigated by prosecutors for poss...
May 13, 2020
NFL extends virtual offseason through May 29
The NFL extended its virtual offseason through May 29, the league announced Wednesday. All 32 teams received a memo notifying them of the move, which provides an additional two weeks for players to wo...
May 13, 2020
