Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand city of Auckland prepares for lockdown as mystery COVID cases emerge
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country's biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again, following new cases of the cor...
Aug 11, 2020
Family of Colorado Black man who died after police encounter sues city, police
By Keith Coffman and Gabriella Borter DENVER (Reuters) - The family of a 23-year-old Black man who died after a violent encounter with Aurora, Colorado, police officers filed a civil rights lawsuit ag...
Aug 11, 2020
Astros coach handed 20-game ban for brawl, A’s Laureano gets six
(Reuters) - Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron got a 20-game ban and Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was suspended for six for their roles in a benches-clearing incident between the...
Aug 11, 2020
California private debt fund manager charged by U.S. prosecutors with fraud
By Jonathan Stempel and Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-area money manager who became a prominent advocate for direct lending to businesses has been criminally charged with defrauding cl...
Aug 11, 2020
Kodak expects sales volumes to rebound after COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co said on Tuesday it expects sales volumes and working capital to improve in the current quarter after reporting a 31% decline in quarterly revenue due to the COVID-19 pande...
Aug 11, 2020
Tesla launches five-for-one stock split
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc on Tuesday announced a five-for-one stock split, as the electric carmaker looks to make its shares more attractive to retail investors following a stunning rally this year. Share...
Aug 11, 2020
Vir Biotech to begin mid-to-late stage study of COVID-19 drug candidate in August
(Reuters) - Vir Biotechnology Inc said on Tuesday it plans to start a mid-to-late stage trial of its COVID-19 drug candidate in August, as drugmakers across the globe rush to find treatments for the h...
Aug 11, 2020
Chevron sought stake in Noble Energy’s gas-field before bidding for company
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp last year proposed to acquire an at least 50% stake in Noble Energy's Eastern Mediterranean natural-gas fields, leading to July's all-stock deal, a proxy filing on Tue...
Aug 11, 2020
Fed revises pricing on municipal liquidity facility
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday revised the pricing on the $500 billion Municipal Liquidity Facility, a program launched during the coronavirus pandemic to support state and local governmen...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil central bank grasps new tool in crisis fight: forward guidance
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank has adopted a new "forward guidance" strategy to keep interest rates and bond yields low, bring inflation up to target and stimulate the ec...
Aug 11, 2020
