Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oilfield firm Halliburton cuts more U.S. jobs as oil bust deepens
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Oilfield services firm Halliburton on Monday was cutting about 350 employees in Oklahoma, according to a filing with the state, amid a deepening oil bust from the spread of ...
Apr 06, 2020
IMF encouraged by recovery in China, but pandemic could resurge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cited limited but encouraging signs of recovery in China, the first country to suffer the full force of the COVID-19 pandemic, but said it could ...
Apr 06, 2020
Governing body plans to stage first world championship in Olympic year
By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - The international wrestling governing body, United World Wresting (UWW), plans to keep the world championship in its 2021 calendar as it would be the first time t...
Apr 06, 2020
No turning back after central bankers’ ‘seismic’ stimulus shift
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The world's top central bankers have pulled out all the stops in their fight against the coronavirus fallout, taking money printing to extr...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. officials brace for ‘peak death week’ in coronavirus
By Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday girded the country for a "peak death week" from the coronavirus pandemic as the accelerating American death toll closed...
Apr 06, 2020
Explainer: How euro zone ‘coronabonds’ might work
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has revived the acrimonious debate between euro zone countries about jointly issuing debt to meet healthcare needs and address the deep economic downturn ...
Apr 06, 2020
Finland’s Slush cancels November startup event due coronavirus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's largest tech event Slush, which was scheduled for November 2020, said on Monday it has decided to cancel the conference due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Founded...
Apr 06, 2020
Venezuela elderly feel ‘sentenced to euthanasia’ under coronavirus quarantine
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan retirees Carlos Blanco, 81, and Olga Rodriguez, 78, have for more than a year been unable to purchase the diabetes medication they need, as the country...
Apr 06, 2020
Zoom shares slip over security concerns, rising competition
(Reuters) - Shares of Zoom fell 9% on Monday, adding to their sharp declines in the past few days, as the video conferencing app battles privacy concerns and increased competition from deep-pocketed r...
Apr 06, 2020
Ivory Coast police clash with protesters over coronavirus test centre
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast police on Monday clashed with protesters who had begun dismantling a half-built coronavirus testing centre, afraid that people using the facility would spread the epide...
Apr 06, 2020
