Category Archives: Syndicated
Japan tax revenues undershoot estimate after coronavirus crisis: sources
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tax revenue undershot government estimates for the first time in two years in the fiscal year to last March as the coronavirus crisis dealt a heavy blow t...
Jul 01, 2020
Rating agency S&P cuts UK forecasts, warns of ‘perfect storm’
LONDON (Reuters) - Rating agency S&P Global cut its UK forecasts for the year again on Wednesday to a 8.1% contraction and warned of a "perfect storm" next year if efforts to strike a post-Brexit EU t...
Jul 01, 2020
BOJ newcomer Nakamura says must ‘respond early’ to economic risks
By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's new board member Toyoaki Nakamura said on Wednesday the central bank must "respond early" to downside risks that could emerge fr...
Jul 01, 2020
North Korea reopens schools, but stays on guard against COVID-19 threat: WHO
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has reopened schools, but has kept a ban on public gatherings and made it mandatory for people to wear masks in public places as part of its response to t...
Jul 01, 2020
German economic rebound from coronavirus gathering pace, data suggests
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales rebounded sharply in May and unemployment rose less than expected in June, data showed on Wednesday, signalling that an economic recovery from the...
Jul 01, 2020
Congo and the chocolate factory: New producer hits the sweet spot
By Djaffar Al Katany GOMA (Reuters) - Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould which will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, ...
Jul 01, 2020
Toymaker Lego joins ad boycott campaign
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it would pause social media advertising for at least a month, joining a long list of companies that say Facebook is not doing enough to stop hate...
Jul 01, 2020
Slovakia’s daily coronavirus cases jump back to 20
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections in Slovakia jumped back up to 20 on Wednesday, the highest daily figure since a week ago and the second highest since late April. The countr...
Jul 01, 2020
Ryanair hopes to land first Boeing 737 MAX jet by November
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair, one of the largest customers for Boeing's troubled 737 MAX, hopes to take its first delivery in November after the jet's first test flight appeared to go well, Group Chief ...
Jul 01, 2020
BoE to review climate impact of corporate bond-buying after COVID crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the British central bank would look at the possibility of introducing climate change considerations when deciding which corporate bonds i...
Jul 01, 2020
