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SeaWorld CEO steps down after just five months on the job
(Reuters) - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc said on Monday Sergio Rivera, the theme park operator's chief executive officer for just five months, has resigned due to disagreements with the board. Chief Fin...
Apr 06, 2020
GSK to partner with Vir for potential COVID-19 treatments, invest $250 million
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc will invest $250 million in Vir Biotechnology Inc and collaborate to develop potential treatments for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavi...
Apr 06, 2020
Tracker funds a better choice for retail investors: EU watchdog
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Retail investors are better off sticking with tracker funds than putting their cash with more expensive stock or bond pickers, the European Union's securities watchdog ...
Apr 06, 2020
Total among companies seeking force majeure on EDF contracts: sources
By Bate Felix PARIS (Reuters) - Energy major Total is among several power suppliers that tried to declare force majeure on buying nuclear power from EDF, sources said, as the coronavirus outbreak has ...
Apr 06, 2020
Graphic: ‘Sustainable’ funds a safer harbour in coronavirus market meltdown
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Funds focused on buying stocks that score well on environmental, social and governance-related metrics proved a safer harbour for investors during the coronavirus-fu...
Apr 06, 2020
Safaricom, Vodacom finalise M-Pesa acquisition from Britain’s Vodafone
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa's Vodacom said on Monday that they had completed the acquisition of popular mobile money platform M-Pesa fr...
Apr 06, 2020
Canada, U.S. farms face crop losses due to foreign worker delays
By Rod Nickel and Christopher Walljasper WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country's fruit and vegetable ou...
Apr 06, 2020
EU targets more U.S. imports after U.S. metal tariff extension
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has drawn up a list of U.S. imports including lighters and plastic fittings for furniture that it will hit with tariffs in retaliation for an extension of U.S. ...
Apr 06, 2020
Kia compact vehicles contractor suspends production
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean contract manufacturer for Kia Motors' compact vehicles has suspended production, a company official said on Monday, citing a drop in overseas demand as the coronavirus...
Apr 06, 2020
JPMorgan announces coronavirus relief package for customers
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Monday the bank would extend benefits to customers who have been hurt by the ongoing coronavirus crisis by introducing m...
Apr 06, 2020
