Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus hurts corporate activism as M&A, buybacks decline
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist shareholders are likely to scale back campaigns in coming weeks as target companies brace for a deep recession and their favorite calls for change - ...
Apr 16, 2020
Bathroom Banksy: Street-artist stays home for new lockdown work
LONDON (Reuters) - Street-artist Banksy has followed official advice to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis by creating a new artwork in his bathroom that shows his trademark stencilled rats ru...
Apr 16, 2020
Tencent takes Valor game into new arenas in latest overseas foray
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Tencent Holdings will launch its 'Arena of Valor' mobile game in Russia and the Middle East on Thursday, capitalising on a global spike in online gaming as coro...
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 crisis strains needy and groups that help them
By Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sacred Heart Community Service thought it was prepared for the pain the growing COVID-19 pandemic would cause in San Jose, California. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Facebook to notify users who have engaged with harmful COVID-19 posts
SINGAPORE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19 which could cause physical harm, such as drinking bleach to ...
Apr 16, 2020
Google’s fast-growing Meet video tool getting Zoom-like layout, Gmail link
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Google will allow business and education users on Gmail.com to directly take calls on its video conferencing tool Meet starting Thursday, a new feature b...
Apr 16, 2020
Trump to push for reopening U.S. as millions more seek unemployment aid
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to announce new guidelines to reopen the economy after a monthlong shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak, despite ...
Apr 16, 2020
Canada sheds 177,300 jobs in March as coronavirus rips through economy
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada lost 177,300 jobs in March, including sharp declines in trade, transportation and utilities as well as leisure and hospitality, as the coronavirus outbreak hurt the economy,...
Apr 16, 2020
Drones, time-slots give Albania’s virus lockdown a hi-tech edge
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Buzzing overhead, the police drone warns shoppers in Tirana that curfew is approaching and they need to go home, having run checks through the day to make sure no on...
Apr 16, 2020
Hong Kong expects 1/4 of retail stores to close by end-2020: HKRMA
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) said on Thursday that about 25% of retail stores in the Asian financial hub were expected to close by end of the year despite ...
Apr 16, 2020
