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General Motors taps Flir Systems for fever check cameras at factories
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - General Motors Co has tapped thermal camera maker Flir Systems Inc for scanners to detect fevers among workers when they return to GM's factories, the companies told Reut...
May 06, 2020
New Zealand to run deficits for extended period, debt to exceed targets: Finance Minister
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Finance Minister said on Thursday the government will be running deficits for an extended period and its debt level would increase to levels well beyond previous t...
May 06, 2020
U.S. dollar set to keep shining through coronavirus pandemic: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar will continue to dominate currency markets for at least another three months as investors prefer the safety of the greenback in a world fraught wit...
May 06, 2020
UK job market hits brick wall during virus lockdown: REC
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's job market came to a dead stop in April as the coronavirus lockdown prompted a huge drop in economic activity, from which businesses will take time to recove...
May 06, 2020
Asia stocks set to track soft Wall Street lead amid pandemic worries
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to come under pressure on Thursday as downbeat economic data pushed investors to safe havens and growing worries about falling demand sent oil...
May 06, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic is pushing up the price of illegal drugs, U.N. says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Coronavirus-related border controls, lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world, the United Nations Office on Dr...
May 06, 2020
Bank of England expected to hold off on fresh stimulus for now
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is unlikely to add to its enormous stimulus for Britain's economy on Thursday, but the historic hit to output and jobs that it is set to spe...
May 06, 2020
Brazil’s Senate approves $10.5 billion aid package for states and cities
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday a 60 billion-real ($10.5 billion) aid package for the nation's cities and states, which are facing higher social welfare costs and decreasing...
May 06, 2020
Uber lays off hundreds in Egypt amid global cuts, staff says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc laid off hundreds of office-based staff in Egypt on Wednesday as the ride-hailing firm made wider cuts amid the fallout from the new coronavirus, one current an...
May 06, 2020
Domino’s Pizza to join S&P 500, despite pandemic’s impact
(Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Inc will join the Standard & Poor's 500 , despite having last month withdrawn its long-term growth outlook after closing stores because of the coronavirus pandemic. S&P Dow ...
May 06, 2020
