Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Business groups say Mexican plans to boost economy are insufficient
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's most powerful business lobbies on Monday said President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plans to lift the Mexican economy out of a coronavirus-induced crisis are insuffi...
Apr 06, 2020
‘Harry Potter’ author J.K Rowling says fully recovered from likely coronavirus
(Reuters) - "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said on Monday she had recovered from a suspected case of COVID-19 after two weeks of illness. "For last 2 weeks I've had all symptoms of C19 (tho haven'...
Apr 06, 2020
Mexican inflation in March likely still above central bank target: Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican annual inflation likely dipped in March due to lower fuel prices but will probably remain above the central bank's 3% target, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The media...
Apr 06, 2020
Fed says will provide financing against new ‘payroll protection’ loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday said it will let banks that engage in a new small business lending program use those loans for financing from the Fed, a potentially important step...
Apr 06, 2020
Europe dares to consider easing lockdowns as U.S. enters ‘peak death week’
By Emma Pinedo and Marcus Wacket MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - European nations including hard-hit Italy and Spain have started looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. Fed preparing to buy new small business payroll loans: Wall Street Journal
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are planning to launch a new program to buy loans that financial firms make through the government's emergency small-business lending program, t...
Apr 06, 2020
European Commission drafting new proposal to let states aid virus-hit companies – FT
(Reuters) - The European Commission is planning to let member states help companies directly impacted by the coronavirus outbreak through an injection of equity, the Financial Times reported https://w...
Apr 06, 2020
Wisconsin governor postpones Tuesday’s election until June
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Monday postponed Tuesday's primary election until June 9, citing the coronavirus outbreak. "The bottom line is that I have an obligation to keep people saf...
Apr 06, 2020
In fight for masks, hospital janitors sometimes come last
By Nick Brown and Kristina Cooke (Reuters) - Katina McDavis spends 40 hours a week cleaning hospital rooms at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Masks are in short supply these days. So, too, ...
Apr 06, 2020
Two Iowa meat plants close as coronavirus outbreak spreads
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Monday it shut an Iowa hog slaughterhouse after more than 24 cases of COVID-19 involving employees at the facility, in the latest disruption to the U.S. foo...
Apr 06, 2020
