Category Archives: Syndicated
‘A good day’: Giant panda’s pregnancy brings cheer to U.S. National Zoo
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Animal lovers rejoice: Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will give birth in a matter of days, according to zoo officials, in wha...
Aug 18, 2020
PizzaExpress to permanently close 73 UK outlets, impacting 1,100 jobs
(Reuters) - Privately held restaurant group PizzaExpress said on Tuesday it would close 73 restaurants in the UK, impacting 1,100 jobs, as coronavirus lockdowns and higher costs hurt its business. The...
Aug 18, 2020
Brazil Treasury to seek central bank funds transfer, Funchal says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Treasury will request approval from the National Monetary Council (CMN) later this month that the central bank transfer some of its currency-related profits, treasury sec...
Aug 18, 2020
Martin Shkreli, others fail to end FTC, New York lawsuit over Daraprim price hikes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected imprisoned pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's effort to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, New York and other states ove...
Aug 18, 2020
Markets welcome new Canada finance minister, with ‘relief pitcher’ as backup
By Julie Gordon and Fergal Smith OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - The appointment of a journalist with little corporate experience to manage the finances of a G7 country would typically be seen as risky, bu...
Aug 18, 2020
Colombian ex-president Uribe resigns Senate seat amid witness tampering probe
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, resigned his Senate seat on Tuesday. The Supreme Court placed Uribe, perhaps the S...
Aug 18, 2020
Say goodbye to the shortest bear market in S&P 500 history
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Well, that was quick! The S&P 500's record closing high on Tuesday confirmed that the coronavirus-fueled bear market of 2020 was by far the shortest...
Aug 18, 2020
New York transit agency turns to Fed for $450 million borrowing
(Reuters) - New York's financially beleaguered Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said it sold $450.7 million of debt to the New York Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) on T...
Aug 18, 2020
Rahm unsure about defending European Tour titles amid COVID-19
(Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm enjoyed plenty of success on the European Tour last year but the world number one said on Tuesday he may not defend any of his titles because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Ra...
Aug 18, 2020
U.S. Open organisers pleased with lineup, despite tournament dropouts
(Reuters) - U.S. Open organisers said on Tuesday that they were happy with the slate of competitors for this year's tournament, despite numerous dropouts by high-profile names amid the ongoing COVID-1...
Aug 18, 2020
