Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China keeps lending benchmark LPR steady for fourth straight month, in line with market
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans steady as expected for the fourth straight month at its August fixing on Thursday. The one-year loan prime ...
Aug 19, 2020
Millions of Chinese investors rushed into July's stock market rally
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported the largest number of new stock investors in five years in July, as millions of individuals rushed into a buoyant share market, boosting trading turnover and broker...
Aug 19, 2020
Oil eases on demand risks, U.S. stockpile data
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as major producers warned of a risk to the recovery in demand if the coronavirus crisis is prolonged, while U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expec...
Aug 19, 2020
'My life is a miracle': COVID-19 patient recuperates after four-month ordeal
By Norma Galeana LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles resident Francisco Garcia tested positive for COVID-19 in April and says he doesn't know how he caught it. Now recuperating, the 31-year-old had av...
Aug 19, 2020
Britain's economy won't reach pre-pandemic size for at least two years: Reuters Poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy will not fully recover from its current historic downturn for at least two years, a Reuters poll of economists found, but there is only a slim ch...
Aug 19, 2020
China state papers back Wuhan park after viral pool party
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese state newspapers threw their support behind an amusement park in the central city of Wuhan on Thursday after pictures of a densely packed pool party at the park went viral...
Aug 19, 2020
Endless first wave: how Indonesia failed to control coronavirus
By Tom Allard and Kate Lamb JAKARTA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Only last week Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia's maritime minister and close confidant of the country's president, touted herbal mangosteen juice as ...
Aug 19, 2020
South Korea approves phase II human trial for Green Cross's coronavirus treatment drug
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Green Cross Corp has received regulatory approval for phase II human clinical trials of its experimental coronavirus plasma treatment drug, the Ministry of Food and Dru...
Aug 19, 2020
Dollar rebounds after Fed minutes coy on policy strategy
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar clung to overnight gains on Thursday, after minutes from last month's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting gave few clues about whether an even more dovish sh...
Aug 19, 2020
Report: No NFL cheerleaders or mascots on sidelines this fall
No cheerleaders, mascots or sideline reporters will be allowed on the field during the 2020 season, according to the updated COVID-19 protocols established by the NFL and the players association. NFL ...
Aug 19, 2020
