Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung’s virus-hit first quarter profit
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics' memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but f...
Apr 05, 2020
Trump voices hope for ‘leveling-off’ of coronavirus in U.S. hot spots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed hope that the United States was seeing a "leveling-off" of the coronavirus crisis in some of the nation's hot spots for the viral outb...
Apr 05, 2020
Japan PM Abe to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus as early as Tuesday and will likely announce his plans to do so on Monday, the Yomiuri newsp...
Apr 05, 2020
UK consumer confidence suffers record fall over coronavirus: GfK
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer confidence has recorded its biggest fall in more than 45 years, a survey showed on Monday, as a widening shutdown of the economy to slow the spread of the coronavir...
Apr 05, 2020
UK’s Izana Bioscience tests rheumatoid arthritis drug in COVID-19 patients
LONDON (Reuters) - UK-based biopharma company Izana Bioscience said it was testing its antibody therapy namilumab for the treatment of patients with rapidly worsening COVID-19 at the Humanitas Researc...
Apr 05, 2020
Wall Street looks for light at end of tunnel, sees risk stocks will re-test lows
By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street analysts and investors see a risk that stocks could retest recent lows in the coming days or weeks as they worry about the spread of the virus and its ...
Apr 05, 2020
EasyJet founder says will not inject fresh equity into company
(Reuters) - Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet Plc , has warned that he will not inject any fresh equity into the airline it terminates a contract with Airbus SE for 4.5 billion pounds ($5.5...
Apr 05, 2020
PGA Championship rescheduled for August: report
(Reuters) - The PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, has been rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday. Th...
Apr 05, 2020
Exclusive: Silver Lake to seek more than $16 billion for buyout fund – sources
By Chibuike Oguh and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners is preparing to seek at least $16 billion from investors for its sixth flagship buyout fund, braving the econo...
Apr 05, 2020
Barbados reports first death from coronavirus: health minister
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - Barbados on Sunday reported its first death from the new coronavirus after an 81-year-old man with diabetes died from pneumonia, the country's health minister said. The Barbadia...
Apr 05, 2020
