Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Investors caution cement, steel firms on EU climate lobbying
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Cement and steel companies are being warned by investors over their lobbying on planned European Union carbon costs, saying they are effectively aski...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 15,000: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 15,700 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak. U.S. officials warned Americans to ex...
Apr 09, 2020
France’s carmaker Renault drops dividend over coronavirus crisis: source
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault's board has decided to cancel its dividend on 2019 earnings in light of the coronavirus crisis, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Renault...
Apr 09, 2020
Motor racing: Virtual world provides a real boost for ‘Tech Nerd’ Norris
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Lando Norris has taken a voluntary pay cut while his McLaren team furlough staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but Britain's youngest ever Formula One driver ...
Apr 09, 2020
Smithfield Foods closes U.S. pork plant due to new coronavirus
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's biggest pork processor, said on Thursday it is temporarily closing a plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because of the new coronavirus, the lates...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Treasury chief to brief Trump on aviation aid review
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he plans to brief President Donald Trump on the status of government's review of reques...
Apr 09, 2020
‘HORSE’ basketball competition to help fill void for hungry sports fans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sports-hungry fans missing live events which are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic will get a reprieve this weekend when Oklahoma City Thunder's 10-time All-Star Chris Paul ...
Apr 09, 2020
Three defendants in FIFA corruption probe plead not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former 21st Century Fox executives and a South American sports marketing company pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in New York in the long-running corruption ...
Apr 09, 2020
Pandemic debt relief needs private sector involvement: IIF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both private and public sector initiatives are needed to help the world's poorest countries deal with pandemic-related debt challenges, the Institute of International Finance, w...
Apr 09, 2020
Exclusive: South Africa’s auto industry could cut up to 10% of workforce due to lockdown – survey
By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's auto industry might have to lay off up to 10% of its workforce because of a three-week lockdown, according to an industry-wide survey provided to...
Apr 09, 2020
