Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU regulators relax state aid rules for virus-hit companies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators loosened state aid rules on Thursday, making it easier for companies hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to receive support for environmental protection and energy projects...
Jul 02, 2020
German Foreign Minister says Turkey travel warning excludes family visits
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday travel to Turkey for family visits is excluded from a travel warning to the country and he hoped there would in future be a furth...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. farmers scramble for help as COVID-19 scuttles immigrant workforce
By Mark Weinraub and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus delayed the arrival of seasonal immigrants who normally help harvest U.S. wheat, leaving farmers to depend on high school...
Jul 02, 2020
Palestinians slash public wages in tax dispute with Israel over annexation
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) said on Thursday it will slash the wages of tens of thousands of its employees after its protest action against Israel's annexation plans...
Jul 02, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Clouds may be parting for dividend investors
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - U.S. companies are cutting their dividends less than investors anticipated, providing a potential boost to a stock market rally that has clashed with concerns over a rece...
Jul 02, 2020
A year after Russia reset, France sees no concrete results: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's efforts to nurture a new relationship with Russia over the last year to bring Moscow back into the fold of leading industrialised nations has yet to yield any results, Armed...
Jul 02, 2020
Eyes in the sky: Investors reach for new tools to gauge climate change risk
By Matthew Green, Karin Strohecker and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - In the twilight years of past civilisations, astrologers would scour the heavens for signs of impending calamity. In an era where...
Jul 02, 2020
Border town pays price for Sweden’s no-lockdown as Norway reopens
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - The Swedish border town of Stromstad is paying a heavy price for Sweden's decision not to lock down its economy like neighbouring Norway and other Nordic nations to...
Jul 02, 2020
South Africa records first current account surplus in 17 years
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa recorded its first current account surplus in 17 years in the first quarter of 2020 as the trade balance more than doubled, central bank data showed on Thursday. ...
Jul 02, 2020
Euro zone unemployment edges up in May, sharper rise for women, youth
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in the euro zone edged up only slightly and by less than expected in May as lockdowns gradually eased, although the rise was more pronounced for women and youths. The...
Jul 02, 2020
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