Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Big trade houses see persisting oil stocks bubble
By Julia Payne GENEVA (Reuters) - Trading firms enjoyed an unprecedented boom in the first half of 2020 due to extreme volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but the market's direction now looks l...
Sep 07, 2020
Staycations and home office equipment boost UK spending in August
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers increased their spending again in August as they went on "staycation" holidays, bought equipment for working from home and went back to shops to buy clothes, surve...
Sep 07, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 55 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Tuesday said eight people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and reported 55 new cases. Victoria, which has bec...
Sep 07, 2020
Reports: Line judge threatened after Djokovic disqualification
The U.S. Open line judge who was hit by an errant ball that led to the disqualification of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic has received online threats in the wake of the incident, according to multiple rep...
Sep 07, 2020
Egypt’s total recorded coronavirus cases hit 100,041: Health ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's total recorded coronavirus cases hit 100,041 on Monday, the health ministry said in a statement. The total death toll from the disease reached 5,541, with 79,008 recoveries, ...
Sep 07, 2020
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for more international pressure on Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday announced a "unitary pact" supported by a coalition of parties calling for increased international pressure on President Nicolas ...
Sep 07, 2020
UK recovery from lockdown deserves more credit: BoE’s Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England's chief economist Andy Haldane hailed the recovery in Britain's economy from its coronavirus lockdown shock, striking a more upbeat tone than several of his coll...
Sep 07, 2020
Japan’s Suga signals chance of calling snap election: Asahi
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga signalled the possibility of calling a snap election if he were to become the country's next prime minister, the Asahi ...
Sep 07, 2020
Thiem crushes Augur-Aliassime to reach U.S. Open quarters
(Reuters) - Second seed Dominic Thiem edged a first-set tiebreak before turning up the heat to romp into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a resounding 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 victory over Canadian youngster F...
Sep 07, 2020
Brazil reports 10,273 coronavirus cases, 310 deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 10,273 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 310 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Monday. In al...
Sep 07, 2020
