Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gates ups pandemic funds to $250 million, says Trump WHO move makes ‘no sense’
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 disea...
Apr 15, 2020
Costco, P&G, J&J among few to hike dividend during coronavirus crisis
(Reuters) - Warehouse operator Costco Wholesale Corp on Wednesday raised its quarterly dividend by about 8%, joining a small but growing list of companies to do so at a time when most of corporate Ame...
Apr 15, 2020
Texas judge allows vote by mail amid coronavirus fears
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A county judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would allow mail-in ballots from any voters who fear for their health because of the coronavirus pandemic, attorneys involved in ...
Apr 15, 2020
Mylan’s Robert Coury back as executive chairman
(Reuters) - Mylan NV on Wednesday named Chairman Robert Coury to the role of executive chairman to help steer the drugmaker through the coronavirus pandemic and its delayed merger with Pfizer Inc's of...
Apr 15, 2020
Explainer: What are coronavirus antibody tests?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters) - With most Americans under stay-at-home orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and more than 2 million people infected globally, talk is turning to how ...
Apr 15, 2020
Venezuelan indigenous baby tests positive for coronavirus in Brazil
MANAUS (Reuters) - A two-month-old baby born to Warao indigenous refugees from Venezuela has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the mayor's office in the Brazilian city of Manaus said on Wedne...
Apr 15, 2020
Judge voids Puerto Rico pension law, delays effective date due to coronavirus
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that bankrupt Puerto Rico cannot fund more than $300 million in annual pension and health costs for its municipalities, but suspended the effective...
Apr 15, 2020
Amazon’s EU head of operations steps down amid virus crisis
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's vice president of the European Union segment, Roy Perticucci, has stepped down, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Perticucci joined Amazon in 2013, according to his prof...
Apr 15, 2020
Fitch cuts Mexico’s rating amid fears of ‘severe recession’
(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Wednesday downgraded Mexico's sovereign rating to BBB- from BBB amid fears that the economic shock caused by the novel coronavirus will cause a "severe recession" in Latin...
Apr 15, 2020
Airbus puts off planned ramp-up of A220 jet
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airbus SE is delaying its planned Canadian production ramp-up of its A220 jet by a year, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as the coronavirus outbreak weighs on broader air...
Apr 15, 2020
