Category Archives: Syndicated
French coronavirus new cases rise, death toll edges up
PARIS (Reuters) - France's public health authority said on Thursday there had been a significant rise in confirmed, new cases of people suffering from COVID-19, as the number of deaths in the country ...
Jul 23, 2020
Blackstone second quarter distributable earnings drop as asset sales slow
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc , the world's largest alternative asset manager, said on Thursday its distributable earnings fell 23% year-on-year in the second quarter, as the coron...
Jul 23, 2020
Elon Musk’s SpaceX in talks to raise funds at $44 billion valuation: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to raise new capital at a valuation of about $44 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company...
Jul 23, 2020
Brazil prosecutors charge 2018 presidential candidate Alckmin with graft
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil state prosecutors on Thursday charged Geraldo Alckmin, the former governor of Sao Paulo state and two-time presidential candidate, with corruption, money laundering and el...
Jul 23, 2020
Romney will oppose Trump’s pick Shelton for Fed board: report
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will oppose the nomination of former Trump campaign adviser Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board, becoming the first Republican to break ranks on U.S. Preside...
Jul 23, 2020
France won’t ‘bow down’ to criminal violence, vows interior minister
By John Irish NICE, France (Reuters) - France's new interior minister sought on Thursday to project a tougher stance on security after a shooting this week in a suburb of the Riviera city of Nice, say...
Jul 23, 2020
Kuwait’s emir arrives in the U.S. for medical treatment and is in a stable condition: KUNA
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah arrived in the United States on Thursday to complete his medical treatment, the state news agency reported, adding he ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. ad market faces longer road to recovery as states’ reopening efforts sputter
By Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not so long ago, advertising executives were banking on the start of an industry recovery as early as the third quarter after the global coronavirus pandemic decima...
Jul 23, 2020
Germany plans regulatory overhaul after Wirecard scandal: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is seeking a regulatory overhaul to avoid a repeat of the supervisory failures that allowed Wirecard build up a 2 billion euro hole in its accoun...
Jul 23, 2020
Unemployment’s second wave? Stodgy reopening, virus surge may undercut U.S. jobs
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - A stodgy U.S. recovery showed little sign of accelerating over the last week with hints emerging that the quick job gains of May and June may be fading, according to hi...
Jul 23, 2020
