Category Archives: Syndicated
Online fashion stocks in vogue as coronavirus speeds ecommerce
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Shares in online fashion retailers Zalando and ASOS jumped on Thursday after the German company said it expects a big increase in second-quarter sales and operatin...
Jun 18, 2020
BIS: Non-banks dollar funding market activities need more transparency
By Olga Cotaga LONDON (Reuters) - The rising significance of non-banks has increased the speed and scope of stress transmission through the global financial system at a time when the importance of the...
Jun 18, 2020
Amazon to hire 3,000 people in South Africa for customer service roles
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is hiring 3,000 people in South Africa this year to provide support to customers in North America and Europe, it said on Thursday. The work from home roles will...
Jun 18, 2020
Ford to offer hands-free driving in 2021 – six years after Tesla
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced sim...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: EU in advanced talks with Johnson & Johnson on COVID-19 vaccine deal – sources
By Elvira Pollina and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19...
Jun 18, 2020
Le Mans schedule condensed due to pandemic
PARIS (Reuters) - The rescheduled 24 Hours of Le Mans in September will be condensed into a four-day timetable incorporating free practice, qualifying, warm-up and the race, organizers announced on Th...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S.-China tech war bigger risk than coronavirus, EU chamber chief says
By David Kirton GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - The coronavirus has disrupted supply chains and demand across the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the U.S.-China te...
Jun 18, 2020
KKR to buy Dutch vacation park operator Roompot
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy Dutch vacation parks firm Roompot for an undisclosed sum. Roompot is the second-largest operator ...
Jun 18, 2020
British oil major BP raises nearly $12 billion in hybrid bonds issue
(Reuters) - British oil major BP Plc has raised $11.9 billion in debt through an issue of hybrid bonds in multiple currencies, a spokeswoman told Reuters in an emailed statement, as the company seeks ...
Jun 18, 2020
Kremlin dismisses ‘absurd’ UK accusations Russia is exploiting coronavirus opportunities
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday described accusations by Britain that Russia, along with China and Iran, was looking to exploit opportunities created by the coronavirus, as "absurd". "We ca...
Jun 18, 2020
