Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil records 5,632 new coronavirus cases, 396 deaths on Monday
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil registered 5,632 new coronavirus cases on Monday and 396 deaths from the disease, according to the Health Ministry. The country has now registered a total of 168,331 confir...
May 11, 2020
United to notify flyers about full flights after social media backlash
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Monday that starting next week it will notify passengers ahead of time if their flight is expected to be "closer to full capacity," allowing them to re...
May 11, 2020
Explainer: Tracking the coronavirus 'reproduction rate' as lockdowns ease
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Global alarm was sounded on Monday over a potential second wave of coronavirus infections after Germany reported that the reproduction rate of the pathogen had risen above...
May 11, 2020
Shut casinos hit Caesars as COVID-19 puts gambling industry in survival mode
By Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment Corp missed quarterly revenue estimates on Monday as it shuttered its casinos amid nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pande...
May 11, 2020
Mexico fears pandemic pushing millions into poverty
By Christine Murray MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The economic fallout from coronavirus could add nine million people to Mexico's poor, according to a government study released on Monday ...
May 11, 2020
Strip clubs, other 'disfavored' businesses entitled to emergency loans in pandemic: U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that strip clubs cannot be blocked from obtaining emergency federal loans during the coronavirus pandemic, and declared invalid a rule barr...
May 11, 2020
Biden and Democrats raise $60.5 million in April: statement
(Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday said his campaign and party raised $60.5 million combined in April, a figure that could help the campaign compete with ...
May 11, 2020
Potbelly settlement with activists includes twist: stock, not cash, for outlays
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Sandwich maker Potbelly Corp on Monday promised to reimburse activist shareholders' expenses with stock not cash, creating a situation that lawyers call an ou...
May 11, 2020
Bitcoin undergoes third 'halving', falls vs U.S. dollar
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin slid on Monday in volatile trading, after it went through a technical adjustment that reduced the rate at which new coins are created, but the ...
May 11, 2020
W Series has the resources to race on next year, says CEO
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The all-female W Series has the resources to get through this year even if no races can be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic, founder and chief executive Catheri...
May 11, 2020
