Category Archives: Syndicated
European shares pull back from 3-month highs after rally
(Reuters) - European shares retreated from three-month highs on Monday, as investors locked in some profits following a strong rally last week on hopes of a post-coronavirus recovery. The pan-European...
Jun 08, 2020
Finland launches new 5G spectrum auction
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland launched its second auction of frequencies for high-speed 5G mobile networks on Monday, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency said. "Over the past 18 months, the...
Jun 08, 2020
Asian companies at higher risk of default this year: data
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Asian companies are at a higher risk of default in the coming quarters than last year, a Reuters analysis of their credit ratios showed, as the...
Jun 08, 2020
Emerging market corporate credit quality down but not out
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on companies around the world, but in poorer emerging economies where balance sheets and credit ratings were alre...
Jun 08, 2020
AstraZeneca shares down 2% after report it approached Gilead over tie-up
(Reuters) - Shares in Britain's AstraZeneca opened 2% lower on Monday after a report it had approached U.S. rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger to form one the world's largest drug companies...
Jun 08, 2020
Pandemic-hit Scandic Hotels sees bookings double amid easing lockdowns
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Scandic Hotels said on Monday its bookings per week had doubled over the past month amid easing pandemic restrictions and forecast occupancy rates to edge higher in the ...
Jun 08, 2020
Finland’s Centre Party nominates Vanhanen for finance minister
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Centre Party nominated on Monday former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen as its candidate for finance minister, following Katri Kulmuni's resignation on Friday over her use...
Jun 08, 2020
Worshippers in masks return to temples as India reopens amid rising coronavirus cases
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - People trickled into temples and mosques in India on Monday as the federal government lifted most restrictions on public places, even as the country added a re...
Jun 08, 2020
Japan to adopt selective, rather than blanket, approach in coronavirus tests
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second ...
Jun 08, 2020
Man drives car into Seattle protest crowd, shoots bystander: police
(Reuters) - A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday, then shot and wounded a demonstrator who confronted him as he came to a stop, according to police and eyewitness video....
Jun 08, 2020
