Category Archives: Syndicated
French economy can beat forecast 11% drop in 2020: Le Maire
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy should perform better than the 11% contraction forecast for 2020, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Le Maire told C News TV on Friday that measures such...
Jul 31, 2020
French consumer spending shoots back above pre-lockdown level in June
PARIS (Reuters) - French consumer spending shot back above pre-lockdown levels in June, data showed on Friday, in a positive sign for the euro zone's second-largest economy after a massive plunge earl...
Jul 31, 2020
UK public’s inflation expectations near seven-year high
LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for inflation over the coming year picked up in July to one of the highest levels since 2013, a survey from City and YouGov showed on Friday. Year-...
Jul 31, 2020
SoftBank-backed Zozo shares up 21% after first-quarter profit jump
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank-backed online fashion retailer Zozo Inc's shares closed up 21% on Friday in their largest single-session gain, a day after reporting a 34% jump in first-quarte...
Jul 31, 2020
Facebook to get rights to show music videos: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has completed a series of deals for the right to show music videos on its platform, raising the prospect of its competing more with Alphabet Co's video platform YouTube in the...
Jul 31, 2020
Germany reports 870 new coronavirus cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported 870 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a tally from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases. That brought the total number to 208,69...
Jul 31, 2020
Startups in eastern Europe tap public money as private investors bail
By Michael Kahn and Anna Koper PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) - When Alftins' private backer pulled out of a financing deal in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Slovak blockchain startup had another...
Jul 31, 2020
Glencore ups expectations for trading, cuts coal guidance
LONDON (Reuters) - Swiss-based Glencore said a stellar performance in trading would see it hit the top end of guidance for the year but posted lower production figures for its first half. Copper outpu...
Jul 31, 2020
SAP, Deutsche Telekom close to European coronavirus app deal: Wiwo
BERLIN (Reuters) - SAP and Deutsche Telekom are close to a deal to build a software platform that would enable smartphone apps for measuring risks of coronavirus infections to exchange information, Wi...
Jul 31, 2020
German retail sales drop 1.6% month-on-month in June
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales dropped in June after a sharp rise in May when Germany eased restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, data showed on Friday. Retail sales fell...
Jul 31, 2020
