Category Archives: Syndicated
Fed’s Bullard warns of a financial crisis amid pandemic: FT
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard told the Financial Times that a wave of "substantial bankruptcies" triggered by the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a financial crisis....
Jul 01, 2020
Record U.S. job growth expected in June, but masks labor market weakness
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a record clip in June as more restaurants and bars resumed operations, which would offer further evidence that the COVI...
Jul 01, 2020
Tokyo confirms more than 100 coronavirus cases on Thursday, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo confirmed more than 100 new coronavirus infection cases on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, the Japanese capital's highest daily tally in two months. The city of 14 milli...
Jul 01, 2020
India’s Prime Minister Modi shuts Weibo account after app ban
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, said it has deleted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account at the request of the Indian embassy, as tensions between the t...
Jul 01, 2020
PGA Tour shortens players’ path to return from COVID-19
The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that it will alter its health and safety plan to allow asymptomatic players a quicker road to return. Tour player Cameron Champ will be the first to take advantage of ...
Jul 01, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 503 to 195,228: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 503 to 195,228, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reported ...
Jul 01, 2020
American Airlines warns it’s overstaffed by about 8,000 flight attendants
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc warns it is overstaffed by about 8,000 flight attendants and might reduce its workforce through early retirements and voluntary leaves as the carrier looks to w...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S., EU advocacy groups warn against Google’s purchase of Fitbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty advocacy groups from the United States, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Google's $2.1 billion bid for fit...
Jul 01, 2020
Emerging market forex pickup exposed to reversal after new coronavirus surge, Reuters poll shows
By Gabriel Burin, Vuyani Ndaba and Vivek Mishra BUENOS AIRES/JOHANNESBURG/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies will likely give back recent gains if a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemi...
Jul 01, 2020
Biden and Democrats rake in more cash than Trump for a second month
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and affiliated groups raised $141 million in June, marking their best month yet and second straight month raising more than their ...
Jul 01, 2020
