Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The cost of lockdowns in emerging markets
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in developing countries come at a heavy cost to governments and citizens, raising poverty levels and government deb...
Apr 24, 2020
Bosnian region eases lockdown on seniors, children after court ruling
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation on Friday loosened restrictions that kept seniors and children from leaving their homes at all, in order to stop the spread of the cor...
Apr 24, 2020
Verizon loses 68,000 wireless subscribers as coronavirus takes toll
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc lost 68,000 phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill in the first quarter, as people stayed indoors due to lockdowns to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Analy...
Apr 24, 2020
BBB Warns of Explosion of Pet Scams
by Kevin Zimmermann UNDATED (WHBL) - Most people know that you can’t trust everything you read on the internet, but the Better Business Bureau is warning that one class of online advertis...
Apr 24, 2020
Swedish FSA says risks to joining EU banking union
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Joining the banking union would create significant economic and political risks for Sweden, Sweden Financial Supervisory Authority said on Friday. "It is not possible for Sweden ...
Apr 24, 2020
Facebook’s big India deal portends a bruising time for SoftBank-backed Paytm
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Facebook's $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer in India's...
Apr 24, 2020
Freeport-McMoRan posts first-quarter loss, cuts capex
(Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan reported a quarterly loss on Friday, as production fell in South America and Indonesia, and the world's largest publicly traded copper producer cut its capex for the year....
Apr 24, 2020
Gold miners and funds shine, boosted by coronavirus safe-haven bid
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Shares of gold miners and funds dealing in the precious metal have rallied in recent weeks as the coronavirus crisis rocked global markets and ...
Apr 24, 2020
Al-Aqsa preacher’s voice echoes across Jerusalem devoid of Ramadan crowds
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An imam standing atop an 18-foot pulpit in a near-empty Al-Aqsa Mosque delivered the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem, his voice echoing across an ...
Apr 24, 2020
Vietnam reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 270
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported on Friday two new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 270, its health ministry said, after the nation's lockdown order was lifted a day earlier. Both of the new case...
Apr 24, 2020
