Category Archives: Syndicated
Workers on UK payrolls falls in May, vacancies plunge: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people on company payrolls fell by 1.7% in May as the coronavirus lockdown continued to hurt the labour market and vacancies plunged, official data showed on Tuesday. ...
Jun 16, 2020
European stock index futures bounce on Fed’s bond buying plan
(Reuters) - European stock index futures joined a global rally on Tuesday, ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to kick off its corporate bond buying programme in an attempt to contain the economi...
Jun 16, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father dies due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - Father of Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar died on Monday night of complications from the novel coronavirus, local media reported. "It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say...
Jun 16, 2020
On this day: Born June 17, 1980: Venus Williams, American tennis player
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Venus Williams might have been overshadowed by the exploits of her younger sister Serena as a player, but the towering American's place in women's tennis history will ex...
Jun 16, 2020
As virus upends Japan’s economy, activist investors ease off on pushing firms to return cash
By Tomo Uetake SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shareholder activists in Japan are taming calls for their targets to return their cash piles to investors, ceding ground to the view such corporate hoards are assets ...
Jun 16, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Grim statistics Global cases of the novel coronavirus have reached over 8 million, as infections surge in Latin America, and t...
Jun 16, 2020
Police called in after violence flares in French city of Dijon
PARIS (Reuters) - French police said they had intervened overnight to restore calm and order in the city of Dijon after youths set fire to vehicles and dustbins over the last three days, and added the...
Jun 16, 2020
Three New York police ill after suspected contamination of drinks
(Reuters) - Three New York City police officers fell ill and were hospitalized on Monday after drinking beverages at a fast-food outlet that a police association said were believed to have been contam...
Jun 16, 2020
‘Our Supreme Court did something’: Iconic New York bar celebrates transgender ruling
By Mimi Dwyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - A diverse crowd of New Yorkers wearing masks and waving the rainbow pride flag gathered on Monday at the Stonewall Inn, an iconic gay bar in Manhattan, to celebrate ...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. expected to report record rise in monthly retail sales
(Reuters) - U.S. retail sales likely experienced a record rise in May as 2.5 million Americans went back to work, although any rebound will retrace only a fraction of the historic drops in March and A...
Jun 16, 2020
