Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global smartphone output to plunge by record 16.5% in June quarter: TrendForce
(Reuters) - Global smartphone production is expected to slump a record 16.5% to 287 million phones in the June quarter from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic muzzles demand, TrendForce said h...
Apr 30, 2020
German social distancing will be extended until May 10, Merkel aide says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Social distancing measures in Germany will be extended until May 10, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said ahead of a government meeting later on Thursday to review lockdow...
Apr 30, 2020
Pandemic-hit Macau casinos look to play the long game with cash pile
By Farah Master and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Light on debt and cash rich, Macau's Galaxy Entertainment is bleeding $3 million daily in operating cost as the coronavirus crisis upends its ca...
Apr 30, 2020
Audi’s 2020 outlook ‘significantly below’ last year amid coronavirus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Audi , a unit of Volkswagen , said on Thursday it saw deliveries, revenue and operating profit "significantly below" last year as the coronavirus outbreak plays out. The grim out...
Apr 30, 2020
Taiwan first-quarter GDP slows to four-year low as pandemic hurts exports
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economic growth in the first quarter slowed to its weakest in nearly four years, as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic hurts the electronics exports which are pivotal to...
Apr 30, 2020
Philippines reports 276 new coronavirus cases, 10 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines reported 276 new coronavirus infections and 10 more deaths, bringing its total number of cases to 8,488 and fatalities to 568. It also said 20 more individuals have ...
Apr 30, 2020
German unemployment surges in April as coronavirus outbreak takes toll
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of people out of work in Germany increased by 373,000 to 2.639 million in April as the coronavirus outbreak began to bite, data from the Labour Office showed on Thursday,...
Apr 30, 2020
Cargill expands plant-based protein food for China
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill said on Thursday it will introduce a range of plant-based food products to China following a successful trial of plant-based nuggets by Yum Holdings...
Apr 30, 2020
Exclusive: Nissan shakes off virus woes in China sales with rebound in April – sources
By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co's vehicle sales in China this month almost recovered to the prior year's level after a coronavirus-related 45% plunge in March, two sources wit...
Apr 30, 2020
AstraZeneca CEO says now is the time for taking COVID vaccine risk
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said now was the time to take risks by betting on a COVID-19 vaccine and he should know by June or July whether one from its U...
Apr 30, 2020
