Author Archives: Syndicated Content
On this day: Born April 24, 1973: Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar compiled a mountain of runs for almost a quarter of a century and reached cricket's dizzying heights by defying a burden of expectation that would hav...
Apr 23, 2020
Britain clears Takeaway.com’s purchase of Just Eat
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Thursday cleared online food delivery company Takeaway.com's takeover of UK rival Just Eat, saying the 6.2 billion pound ($7.7 billion) deal would...
Apr 23, 2020
German bank lobby warns coronavirus crisis will lead to many defaults
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Martin Zielke, the new president of Germany's BdB banking lobby, on Thursday warned that the coronavirus crisis will result in numerous loan defaults. Europe's banks are expected...
Apr 23, 2020
Apple supplier LG Display posts wider first-quarter operating loss
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd reported its fifth straight quarter of operating losses on Thursday, hit hard as demand for smartphones and televisions slumped due to the coronavirus...
Apr 23, 2020
French clashes this week unlikely to lead to scenes like 2005 riots: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Thursday that he did not think that this week's outbreak of violent clashes in French housing estates would result in scenes simi...
Apr 23, 2020
French retailers should be able to reopen from May 11: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government wants all retail outlets other than restaurants and bars to be able to reopen once a nationwide lockdown is lifted on May 11, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire sa...
Apr 23, 2020
Air France-KLM CEO bonus incompatible with state aid: Dutch Finance minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Air France-KLM must scrap all of Chief Executive Ben Smith's bonus payments for this year if it wants to secure state aid, Dutch Finance minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday....
Apr 23, 2020
AstraZeneca trials Farxiga as potential treatment for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday it has begun a late-stage trial to test if its diabetes drug Farxiga can reduce the risk of serious complications and organ failure in COVID-19 patients who ha...
Apr 23, 2020
IMF approves $363 million to help Congo fight coronavirus: statement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board has approved a disbursement of $363 million under its Rapid Credit Facility to help Democratic Republic of Congo confro...
Apr 23, 2020
Exclusive: China plans to boost state reserves with U.S. crops amid coronavirus – sources
By Hallie Gu, Jing Xu and Keith Zhai BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is preparing to buy more than 30 million tonnes of crops for state stockpiles to help protect itself from supply chain disrupti...
Apr 23, 2020
