Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hedge funds and private equity firms won’t get PPP loans: SBA
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge funds and private equity firms are not eligible for the types of U.S. government loans designed to provide relief to small businesses from the economic hardship of the coronav...
Apr 24, 2020
‘Quitaly’ indicators back on euro zone markets’ radar
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - Market gauges measuring euro break-up risk emanating from Italy are starting to flicker, flagging the risk that another existential crisis ma...
Apr 24, 2020
Iran’s ballistic missile launch ‘of significant concern’: Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday Iran's launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology this week was "of significant concern" and inconsistent with a United Nations Securit...
Apr 24, 2020
EU industry chief wants pan-European recovery plan for industry, tourism, others
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Friday pushed for a pan-European recovery plan for as many as 14 coronavirus-hit sectors ranging from heavy industry to tourism...
Apr 24, 2020
France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing
By Mathieu Rosemain and Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - A standoff between the two largest nations in the European Union and Silicon Valley escalated on Friday as Apple and Google rebuffed de...
Apr 24, 2020
Eastern Congo militia ambush kills 16, including 12 park rangers
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Hutu militiamen killed 16 people, including 12 rangers, on Friday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, a government...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. retailers offer purses, shoes ‘to go’ as restrictions ease
By Melissa Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several staffers at major retail chains, including J.C. Penney Co Inc and Saks Fifth Avenue, reported for duty at some Texas-based stores on Friday, selling merch...
Apr 24, 2020
Factbox: What U.S. states are doing for their oil industries
(Reuters) - Numerous U.S. states are considering aid for their ailing oil industry, as jobs are disappearing fast and companies have been declaring bankruptcy due to a 30% drop in fuel demand due to t...
Apr 24, 2020
France restricts sales of nicotine substitutes after coronavirus study
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Friday restricted sales of nicotine substitutes after research published this week suggested nicotine may offer some protection against infection by the new coronavirus. Th...
Apr 24, 2020
Brother of Cowboys QB Prescott dies
Jace Prescott, an older brother of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, has died. He was 31. The cause of his death was not disclosed. "It is with great sadness and support that we share the news ...
Apr 24, 2020
