Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The world will need more than one COVID-19 vaccine, GSK CEO says
LONDON (Reuters) - The world will need more than one COVID-19 vaccine so drug companies must partner in the race to develop the weapons to fight the novel coronavirus, GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive ...
Apr 15, 2020
Proxy advisers split over endorsing Bayer management at AGM
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shareholder advisory groups are divided over whether to endorse the management and directors at German drugs and pesticides company Bayer , according to recommendations submitted...
Apr 15, 2020
Banks, borrowers neglect Libor plans in coronavirus maelstrom
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Banks and the businesses they lend to are putting the brakes on preparations for the end of Libor, industry sources say, because they are too bus...
Apr 15, 2020
UK must set out plan to exit coronavirus lockdown, Labour Party says
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government must publish its exit strategy from the stringent lockdown that was imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, opposition Labour Party leader Keir S...
Apr 15, 2020
Britain says construction work can begin on HS2 rail project
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has given the green light for companies to start putting spades in the ground to build a new high speed rail line, saying that work could proceed in line with coronavirus sa...
Apr 15, 2020
Ferguson opts for additional U.S. listing as lockdowns begin to hurt
(Reuters) - Plumbing parts distributor Ferguson will seek shareholder approval for an additional share listing in the U.S. once stock markets calm, it said on Wednesday, as it took steps to reduce spe...
Apr 15, 2020
Kromek to make ventilators under licence from Japan’s Metran
LONDON (Reuters) - Kromek, a global supplier of medical devices, plans to start the manufacturer of medical ventilators in Britain and globally under a licence from Japan's Metran to support the fight...
Apr 15, 2020
Most small UK companies have no pandemic insurance: watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Most insurance policies bought by smaller companies do not cover for disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. Britain ...
Apr 15, 2020
IMF board approves emergency support for Burkina Faso, Niger: statements
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board has approved support for Burkina Faso and Niger under its Rapid Credit Facility to help the West African nations confro...
Apr 15, 2020
On this day: Born April 16, 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is often overlooked in the debate over who is the greatest NBA player of all time as names like Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, LeBron J...
Apr 15, 2020
