Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UnitedHealth first-quarter profit falls 2.5%
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc reported a 2.5% fall in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt by higher medical costs. Net earnings attributable to shareholders fell to $3.38 billion, or $3.52 pe...
Apr 15, 2020
There are limits to boldly easing bank rules in coronavirus pandemic: BIS
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Easing bank rules is among the "bold and extraordinary" steps needed to beat the coronavirus, but it must be temporary and limited to avoid undermining financial stabil...
Apr 15, 2020
Exclusive: Democrats, furious with Trump, much more keen to vote now than four years ago – Reuters/Ipsos
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Republicans in Wisconsin pushed through state elections last week in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Jessica Jaglowski donned a protective mask and head...
Apr 15, 2020
Exclusive: Tenet furloughs 10% of workforce due to coronavirus cutbacks
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp has put around 10% of its workforce on furlough due to a reduction in elective surgeries and other services brought about by the co...
Apr 15, 2020
Lockdowns should be lifted in two-week stages to stem COVID-19 spread: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries that ease restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus should wait at least two weeks to evaluate the impact of such changes before easing again, the World ...
Apr 15, 2020
Malaysia reports 85 new coronavirus cases, with one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Wednesday reported 85 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest daily rise since the government imposed curbs to limit the virus' spread on March 18, taking the total n...
Apr 15, 2020
In Singapore, migrant coronavirus cases highlight containment weak link
By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - As Singapore wins global plaudits for its handling of the coronavirus, the disease has spread rapidly within its large migrant worker commun...
Apr 15, 2020
Amazon plans to appeal French ruling limiting trade to essential goods
PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it planned to appeal a French court ruling limiting deliveries to essential goods in order allow for a deeper assessment of coronavirus risks at its sites in...
Apr 15, 2020
Japan’s $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus to lift GDP by 3.8%: Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coronavirus emergency economic stimulus should boost the country's real gross domestic product by 3.8%, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday at the end of a meeting of...
Apr 15, 2020
EU eyes mass investment through next budget to restart growth
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's next long-term budget should be used to sponsor economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic, the heads of the bloc's Brussels-based institutions said on ...
Apr 15, 2020
