Category Archives: Syndicated
Travellers rejoice, flight bookings surge as China’s capital relaxes curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) - Flight bookings surged by up to 15 times after Beijing relaxed quarantine rules, raising hope that a release of pent-up demand ahead of a major holiday will breathe life into China...
Apr 30, 2020
Accor real estate arm in talks for French government-backed loan: media
PARIS (Reuters) - AccorInvest, the real estate arm of French hotel group Accor , is in talks with several banks over a 400 to 500 million euro ($544 million) government-guaranteed loan, according to B...
Apr 30, 2020
Fiat Chrysler’s dealers, mechanic workshops to reopen on Monday
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler said on Thursday its Italian network of approved dealers and mechanic workshops would reopen on May 4, when the country is set to start lifting a national lockdown put ...
Apr 30, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Gilead drug trial 'highly significant' Preliminary results from a U.S. government trial showing that patients given Gilead Sci...
Apr 30, 2020
Two thirds of UK firms apply for job retention scheme: ONS survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Two thirds of companies that took part in a new survey by Britain's statistics office have applied for the government's emergency scheme to pay workers who are laid off temporarily....
Apr 30, 2020
Global smartphone output to plunge by record 16.5% in June quarter: TrendForce
(Reuters) - Global smartphone production is expected to slump a record 16.5% to 287 million phones in the June quarter from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic muzzles demand, TrendForce said h...
Apr 30, 2020
German social distancing will be extended until May 10, Merkel aide says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Social distancing measures in Germany will be extended until May 10, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said ahead of a government meeting later on Thursday to review lockdow...
Apr 30, 2020
Pandemic-hit Macau casinos look to play the long game with cash pile
By Farah Master and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Light on debt and cash rich, Macau's Galaxy Entertainment is bleeding $3 million daily in operating cost as the coronavirus crisis upends its ca...
Apr 30, 2020
Audi’s 2020 outlook ‘significantly below’ last year amid coronavirus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Audi , a unit of Volkswagen , said on Thursday it saw deliveries, revenue and operating profit "significantly below" last year as the coronavirus outbreak plays out. The grim out...
Apr 30, 2020
Taiwan first-quarter GDP slows to four-year low as pandemic hurts exports
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economic growth in the first quarter slowed to its weakest in nearly four years, as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic hurts the electronics exports which are pivotal to...
Apr 30, 2020
