Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German companies call for COVID-19 aid to be tied to climate action
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German companies including ThyssenKrupp, Salzgitter, Bayer, Covestro, E.ON, HeidelbergCement, Puma, Allianz and Deutsche Telekom have called for coronavirus-related state aid to ...
Apr 27, 2020
Holiday Inn-owner reorders debt as first-quarter revenue per room sinks 25%
(Reuters) - Holiday Inn-owner InterContinental Hotels said on Monday it had agreed changes to the terms of its borrowing with creditors and made use of UK government supported loans as it predicted a ...
Apr 27, 2020
Norwegian Air’s debt plan sharply dilutes stake of current owners
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's proposed financial rescue plan could leave current shareholders with a combined ownership stake of just 5.2%, details of its proposed debt-to-equity swap showed on Mon...
Apr 27, 2020
VW re-starts Europe’s largest car factory after coronavirus shutdown
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen the world's largest carmaker by sales, on Monday said it had resumed work at its biggest factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, to give its workers time to adapt to new hygien...
Apr 27, 2020
Back at work, British PM Johnson faces lockdown Catch-22
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday to the biggest dilemma of his premiership: how to lift the coronavirus lockdown that is d...
Apr 27, 2020
No decision yet on state aid for Germany’s Lufthansa: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin will decide on state support for Lufthansa once the country's largest airline applies for aid and all facts are on the table, the German Economy Minister said on Monday. "We ...
Apr 27, 2020
A battle far from over: Five questions for the ECB
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Yoruk Bahceli and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank meets on Thursday, the ink barely dry on its emergency bond-buying scheme, and markets are already a...
Apr 27, 2020
French police watchdog to probe alleged racist incident: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's IGPN internal police watchdog will investigate an incident of alleged racist behaviour by police officers in the Ile-Saint-Denis area near Paris, Interior Minister Christoph...
Apr 27, 2020
Thailand reports nine new coronavirus cases, one new death
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday reported nine new coronavirus cases and one death, bringing the country's totals to 2,931 cases and 52 fatalities. It is the first time since the outbreak starte...
Apr 27, 2020
Bayer more stringent in glyphosate settlement talks due to downturn
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German drugs and pesticides company Bayer said the economic downturn due to the coronavirus has prompted it to take a tougher stance in talks to settle claims its glyphosate-base...
Apr 27, 2020
