Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s cabinet unveils steps to spur new forms of consumption
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cabinet on Monday issued guidelines to boost new types of consumption, including online shopping and payments, in a bid to support the recovery of the economy. New forms of...
Sep 21, 2020
Scotland’s Sturgeon says tougher COVID-19 restrictions on the way
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday that additional restrictions aimed at tackling the growing spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak would almost certainly be ...
Sep 21, 2020
India’s Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to farmers
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended new laws aimed at lifting restrictions on farmers on Friday after protests by oppositio...
Sep 21, 2020
Exclusive: EU in early talks with Italy’s ReiThera over potential vaccine supply deal – source
By Emilio Parodi and Caroline Copley MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italian biotech ReiThera is in early talks with the European Union about supplying the bloc with its potential COVID-19 vaccine, a source ...
Sep 21, 2020
Stock futures slide on renewed fears of lockdown, big banks slip
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as surging COVID-19 cases raised fears of more lockdowns, while media reports saying several global banks moved sums of allegedly illi...
Sep 21, 2020
Russian landlords feel the pinch as COVID-19 hits incomes and rents
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber, Andrey Ostroukh and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic hit Russia, pensioner Elena rented out her one-bedroom apartment in the Moscow sub...
Sep 21, 2020
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise submit health protocols to CDC looking to set sail again
(Reuters) - A panel set up by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Monday it had submitted a report to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detaili...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. corporate board diversity lags as few minority execs get top jobs: study
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Publicly traded U.S. companies have been slow to add minority directors over the past five years even as women grabbed a greater share of board seats during that peri...
Sep 21, 2020
EU markets watchdog has no plans to scrap Euribor benchmark
LONDON (Reuters) - Euribor, a euro version of the tarnished Libor interest rate benchmark, will be available for the forseeable future, the European Union's markets watchdog said on Monday. Regulators...
Sep 21, 2020
J.P. Morgan opens way for COVID support with key bond index changes
LONDON (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan's prominent bond index division has made a key rule change that could pave the way for some of the world's poorest countries struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic to rec...
Sep 21, 2020
