Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. bank results to focus on looming loan losses during coronavirus
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - How much money will U.S. banks lose on loans because of the coronavirus recession? Analysts and investors have been struggling to come up with an answer - or at lea...
Apr 09, 2020
Polish president wants firms to be relieved from social security payments
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday he asked Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to exempt all Polish firms from social security payments for three months. Duda also said...
Apr 09, 2020
Key China coronavirus hospital says HIV drug beneficial to patients
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra since January an...
Apr 09, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 756, positive tests rise by nearly 800
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 756, the country's public health agency said on Thursday, rising from 705 people on Wednesday. The number of positive tes...
Apr 09, 2020
Pfizer says early studies of potential coronavirus treatment show promise
By Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Thursday that early data has helped it identify a drug candidate with the potential to help treat patients infected with the no...
Apr 09, 2020
Futures dip ahead of weekly jobless claims number
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors braced for another staggering weekly jobless claims number, while oil prices rose on hopes of sweeping produc...
Apr 09, 2020
Geneva couple rethink birth plan amid coronavirus crisis
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic has forced a Swiss couple to rethink their plans for the birth of their first child. Arnaud Joal and Noemie Bouchet, in their 30s and bo...
Apr 09, 2020
In overcrowded cells, Bahrain’s political prisoners fear coronavirus threat
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - When jailed Bahraini activist Abdullah Habeeb Swar developed a bad cough that lasted several days, his 14 cell mates feared he might have contracted the coronavir...
Apr 09, 2020
Finland extends most coronavirus related restrictions by one month
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland on Thursday extended most of its restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus by one month to May 13, the government said in a statement. The govern...
Apr 09, 2020
Turkish legislation banning layoffs to go to parliament next week: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish government plans to send legislation to parliament early next week temporarily banning layoffs to reduce an expected jump in unemployment due to the spread of coronaviru...
Apr 09, 2020
