Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czechs hope targeted ‘smart quarantine’ plan will let them lift blanket restrictions
By Jan Lopatka and Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic is planning to roll out a system of quickly tracking and isolating contacts of people with coronavirus to eventually allow the li...
Apr 09, 2020
Bloomin’ Brands, Jana Partners agree to nominate two new directors
(Reuters) - Bloomin' Brands Inc and Jana Partners said on Thursday they have agreed to add two new independent directors to the Outback Steakhouse owner's board, months after the activist hedge fund p...
Apr 09, 2020
Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion to backstop ‘Main Street,’ local governments during crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a broad, $2.3 trillion effort to bolster local governments and small and mid-sized businesses in its latest move to keep the U.S....
Apr 09, 2020
China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock, in post-virus regulatory push
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane S...
Apr 09, 2020
Hyundai’s Czech plant set to restart after coronavirus halt
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's Czech plant plans to restart on April 14 after a three-week production outage as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus, becoming the first of the three major c...
Apr 09, 2020
World governing body UCI to furlough staff, reimburse event fees
LONDON (Reuters) - Cycling's world governing body the UCI said on Thursday it was furloughing its entire staff, either fully or partially, in a bid to "weather the storm" caused by the coronavirus pan...
Apr 09, 2020
Exclusive: JPMorgan looking to offload Saudi and UAE sovereign fund loans – sources
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - JPMorgan is seeking to sell at a discount loans raised by the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to two sources and a ...
Apr 09, 2020
Singapore reports 287 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed 287 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the biggest daily increase yet, taking the total in the city-state to 1,910, its health ministry said. More than 2...
Apr 09, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 1,213 to 21,762: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 1,213 on Thursday to 21,762, health authorities said, with 148 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at...
Apr 09, 2020
Farms Being Impacted by Pandemic
by Kevin Zimmerman MADISON, WI (WHBL) - As if low commodity prices, bad weather and global market uncertainties weren’t enough, Wisconsin farmers are now challenged like everyone el...
Apr 09, 2020
