Category Archives: Syndicated
China says forcing Chinese firms off U.S. exchanges will harm U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that forcing Chinese firms to retreat from U.S. stock exchanges would severely harm U.S. interests. In a briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang also ...
Jun 05, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus infections near 450,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,726 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, pushing the total number of infections to 449,834. Officials said 144 people had died in the last 24 hours, bring...
Jun 05, 2020
Banks shine as European stock market rally resumes
(Reuters) - European shares resumed their rally on Friday as a bumper stimulus from the European Central Bank fuelled hopes of a faster economic recovery, putting the main benchmarks on course for the...
Jun 05, 2020
Britain cracks down on ‘vulture’ pensions advisers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog has banned contingent charging after lawmakers criticised financial advisors for ripping off steelworkers facing critical decisions about their pensions. ...
Jun 05, 2020
Turkey could ban layoffs for three more months, Hurriyet reports
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey could extend a three-month ban on layoffs that was imposed in April to offset shuttered businesses and unemployment in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Hurriyet newspa...
Jun 05, 2020
Garuda Indonesia secures over 90% approval for sukuk extension: CEO
JAKARTA (Reuters) - PT Garuda Indonesia has secured majority approval to extend the maturity of $500 million sukuk, or Islamic bonds, by three years, Chief Executive Irfan Setiaputra told a virtual ne...
Jun 05, 2020
Singapore reports 261 new coronavirus cases, smallest rise in two months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry on Friday confirmed another 261 coronavirus cases, the city-state's smallest increase in nearly two months, taking its tally to 37,183. The lower numb...
Jun 05, 2020
Virtual certainty? Bankers ask if success of remote roadshows will last
By Scott Murdoch and Joshua Franklin HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Who needs expensive lunches at glitzy hotels and fancy restaurants to court investors for bond deals or the sale of new shares on th...
Jun 05, 2020
Australia’s AAP news agency lives on after finding buyers
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Associated Press (AAP) said on Friday it expects to be sold to a group of philanthropic investors, a reprieve for the news agency that had been facing closu...
Jun 05, 2020
Swimming: Australia seeking Taylor-made gold rush in Tokyo
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Few jobs in sport come with as much pressure as the head coach of Australia's Olympic swimming programme, and Rohan Taylor knows full well that no matter what happe...
Jun 05, 2020
