Category Archives: Syndicated
Oil major ConocoPhillips deploys low-code tech to boost bottom line
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips has deployed a low-code platform called Mendix to cut costs and increase efficiency, making it the first major oil and gas producer to use such technol...
Jun 30, 2020
Russia accuses U.S. of ‘destructive’ stance on nuclear-test ban treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry accused the United States on Tuesday of taking a "destructive" stance over the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and of preparing for a possible...
Jun 30, 2020
Pressured by coronavirus, Japan auto supplier Sanden Holdings files for debt relief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese auto supplier Sanden Holdings on Tuesday said it had filed for debt restructuring with its creditors as falling sales due to the coronavirus pandemic had made it difficult f...
Jun 30, 2020
China central bank to cut re-discount, relending rates from July 1: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank will cut the re-discount and re-lending rates by 25 basis points as of July 1, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday, in a move that will r...
Jun 30, 2020
India’s Chinese app ban seen jolting $1 billion expansion of ByteDance
By Aditya Kalra and Pei Li NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - An Indian ban on dozens of Chinese apps following a border clash between the two nations has possibly derailed a $1 billion India expansion p...
Jun 30, 2020
Kentucky Democrats to learn party’s pick to take on Republican Mitch McConnell
By Susan Cornwell (Reuters) - Kentucky voters will learn on Tuesday which Democrat will challenge Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November: Black progressive Charles Booker, or es...
Jun 30, 2020
Writing on the wall: Congolese murals counter COVID-19 denial
KINSHASA (Reuters) - In central Kinshasa, freshly painted murals show traditional idols wearing medical masks or applying hand sanitiser, part of an art initiative to counter public disbelief in the f...
Jun 30, 2020
Spain needs economic reforms to avoid ‘chronic’ debt, says central bank
By Jess Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's tourism-dependent economy needs profound structural reforms to avoid "chronic" levels of public debt that could hinder long-term growth, the B...
Jun 30, 2020
Exclusive: After pandemic, U.S. senators want review of drug supply chain
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday, saying the...
Jun 30, 2020
BoE’s Haldane says economic outlook a bit less grim
LONDON (Reuters) - The outlook for Britain's economy is less negative than it was in May but there still a risk of high and persistent unemployment, the Bank of England's chief economist Andy Haldane ...
Jun 30, 2020
