Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Commodity currencies slip as OPEC+ output cuts provide little cheer
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Commodity currencies slipped against safe-haven units such as the dollar and yen on Monday as a record output cut agreed by OPEC and other oil producing nations fail...
Apr 12, 2020
Health ministry reports 442 new cases of coronavirus in Mexico, 23 new deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health officials reported on Sunday 442 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 23 new deaths, bringing the country's total to 4,661 cases and 296 deaths. However, Deput...
Apr 12, 2020
North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament meets amid global pandemic
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament gathered on Sunday, a day after leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ruling party politburo meeting where he called for strict measures to prevent...
Apr 12, 2020
Goodell to announce picks from his basement
The 2020 NFL Draft won't have crowds, big stage and the usual fanfare that comes with the offseason's biggest night because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But fans who do tune in for the first n...
Apr 12, 2020
Kia Motors wants to suspend three South Korean factories as virus hits exports: union
SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Motors told its labour union in South Korea that it wants to suspend operations at three of its factories in the country as the coronavirus oubreak weighs on exports to Europe an...
Apr 12, 2020
UK finance minister says GDP may fall by up to 30% amid virus crisis: paper
(Reuters) - Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) could fall by up to 30% between April and June, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak told his colleagues as members of the cabinet call for easing lockdown r...
Apr 12, 2020
Oil, equities slip as OPEC+ cut fails to lift confidence
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices and U.S. stock futures dipped in early Monday trade as a landmark agreement by OPEC and its allies to slash output by a record amount failed to give inves...
Apr 12, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic to test China’s unemployment safety net
By Gabriel Crossley and Cheng Leng BEIJING (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety ne...
Apr 12, 2020
El Salvador president threatens drivers violating coronavirus rules
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - President Nayib Bukele said anyone driving cars in El Salvador without having justification for being out of their homes would be stripped of their driving ...
Apr 12, 2020
Golf: Four-time major runner-up Sanders dies aged 86
(Reuters) - American Doug Sanders, who was three feet away from beating Jack Nicklaus and winning the 1970 British Open at the home of golf, has died of natural causes aged 86, the PGA Tour said on Su...
Apr 12, 2020
