Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon to add 75,000 more jobs amid coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it plans to hire 75,000 more people for jobs ranging from warehouse staff to delivery drivers as coronavirus epidemic kept Americans locked in their homes. (R...
Apr 13, 2020
Toyota joins GM in suspending auto production in Brazil until June
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co on Monday said it was suspending auto production in its Brazil plants until at least June 22, joining General Motors Co which also expects to resume production in...
Apr 13, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 11,329, up by 717
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 11,329 people have died in hospitals across the United Kingdom after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 717 in a day, the health ministry said on Monday. The number ...
Apr 13, 2020
Portugal’s businesses, doctors urge measures for looser lockdown
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese business leaders, labour unions and doctors joined forces on Monday to pressure the government to reinforce public health measures...
Apr 13, 2020
GE cuts some debt using proceeds from sale of biopharma business
(Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Monday it used part of the $20 billion in proceeds from the sale of its biopharma business to cut debt. The U.S. industrial conglomerate last week pulled its fu...
Apr 13, 2020
Fed’s Bostic: Central bank ‘ready to act’ if more is needed – Florida radio
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is casting a broad net in its hunt for further problems it may need to address and is "going to be present and ready to act if that becomes necessary," ...
Apr 13, 2020
Ford expects loss of $600 million for first quarter
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Monday it expects first-quarter adjusted loss before interest and taxes to be about $600 million, compared with a profit of $2.4 billion a year earlier. The company s...
Apr 13, 2020
Pakistan summons Indian official to protest at cross-border shelling
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Monday summoned an Indian official to protest over cross-border shelling from its neighbour that it said had killed a child and wounded four civilians. India and Paki...
Apr 13, 2020
U.S. sailor from coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier dies after contracting virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy sailor died on Monday after contracting the coronavirus, marking the first death of a sailor assigned to the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt...
Apr 13, 2020
EBay appoints former Walmart executive Iannone as CEO
(Reuters) - EBay Inc on Monday appointed former Walmart Inc executive Jamie Iannone as its chief executive officer, effective April 27, sending shares higher. The appointment comes nearly a month afte...
Apr 13, 2020
