Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PepsiCo scraps forecast due to coronavirus crisis
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported a rise in first-quarter revenue, but ditched its full-year forecast on Tuesday, citing uncertainty around the globe due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company'...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Southwest posts first quarterly loss in nine years and warns of more coronavirus clouds
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co posted on Tuesday a $94 million net loss in the first quarter, its first quarterly loss in nine years, due to the coronavirus pandemic and said it s...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Nearly half of bankers in central bank survey say China monetary policy loose in Q1
BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly half of bankers in a Chinese central bank survey said that monetary policy for the January-March quarter was loose, according to results published by the People's Bank of Ch...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
France to outline plans to lift coronavirus lockdown
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - France will reveal its plans to unwind a six-week-old coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday, joining countries from Asia to the Americas looking to take advantage of falli...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Eco-isolation: Ramadan quarantine with an Indonesian twist
KLATEN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Returning to his Java village for Ramadan, Abdullah Al-Mabrur pitched a tent in the forest over concerns he might be carrying the coronavirus - and is now spending his se...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Cemeteries off-limits as Israelis honour war dead under coronavirus
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - With military cemeteries and ceremonies off-limits, Israelis went online on Tuesday to honour the dead in annual remembrances held under the shadow of the coronav...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Hello, social distancing. Goodbye, handshakes?
By Omar Younis and Clare Baldwin LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren't holding a weapon, and over time it became part of almost every so...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Coronavirus brings UK retailers worst month since 2008: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers suffered their biggest fall in sales since the 2008 financial crisis in the first half of this month as the coronavirus hit demand and forced store closures, the C...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Ford investors keen for details on when automaker will restart U.S. operations
By Ben Klayman and Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Investors already know how the coronavirus outbreak has hurt Ford Motor Co's bottom line, so when the automaker releases first-quarter results on Tues...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020
Exclusive: North Korea economic delegation to visit Beijing for food, trade talks - sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean economic delegation is due to arrive in Beijing this week to discuss food supplies and trade issues as the coronavirus pandemic has severely disrupted the country's ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2020