Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian students return to school, Qantas plans return to skies
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Children in Australia's most populated state will return to school full-time next week, a major step towards normalising public life since the coronavirus pandemic,...
May 18, 2020
Australia faces ‘unprecedented’ economic hit from coronavirus: RBA minutes
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is facing an "unprecedented" economic contraction due to the coronavirus pandemic, though massive fiscal and monetary stimulus would help cushion the blow, minutes from th...
May 18, 2020
Australian job losses slowing, wages start to recover: ABS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian job losses caused by coronavirus lockdowns slowed in the last couple of weeks while wages paid ticked higher as government support programs kicked in, data showed on Tues...
May 18, 2020
Barred from the course, fans tune-in to skins match
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first live televised golf event in the United States since the coronavirus outbreak brought world sport to a standstill attracted an average of 2.35 million viewers on Sunday,...
May 18, 2020
NFL developing facemasks with surgical/N95 material
The NFL Players Association's medical director on Monday said the NFL and equipment company Oakley are working on developing a facemask that contains surgical or N95 material in an effort to better pr...
May 18, 2020
Dollar loses out on growing optimism about virus vaccine
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses against major currencies on Tuesday after encouraging data from the trial of a vaccine for COVID-19 reduced safe-haven demand for the greenb...
May 18, 2020
Starbucks says reopening many stores in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Starbucks Coffee Japan said it was reopening many of its stores in Japan, including Tokyo, starting on Tuesday, although many of them will be limited to take-out and drive-through se...
May 18, 2020
Japan’s Nomura to bolster private investment business, CEO says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings Inc will beef up its private investment business including advising start-ups, its chief executive said on Tuesday, after the firm surprised with its first loss in fi...
May 18, 2020
Exclusive: Nasdaq to tighten listing rules, restricting Chinese IPOs – sources
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc is set to unveil new restrictions on initial public offerings (IPOs), a move that will make it more difficult for some Chinese companies to debut on its st...
May 18, 2020
China reports six new coronavirus cases on May 18 vs seven a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported six new coronavirus cases for May 18, compared to seven a day earlier, the health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in its daily bullet...
May 18, 2020
