Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish services industry PMI plunges to historic low of 13.9
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Activity in Ireland's services sector collapsed to a historic low in April, with a survey showing activity at less than half the previous lowest mark, seen during the global financi...
May 05, 2020
EU aims to counter Chinese, Russian influence at Balkan summit
By Robin Emmott and Aleksandar Vasovic BRUSSELS/BELGRADE (Reuters) - European Union (EU) leaders host a summit on Wednesday with their six Balkan counterparts whose praise for Chinese and Russian supp...
May 05, 2020
Oil, stocks poised to gain in Asia on economic growth hopes
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks and crude prices were set to extend gains in Asia on Wednesday on confidence that government steps to restart economies will bring back growth and dem...
May 05, 2020
Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response, poll shows
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joe Biden's advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee struggles for visi...
May 05, 2020
U.S. aerospace industry wants Congress to consider new assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Aerospace Industries Association will ask a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday to consider providing temporary assistance to the aerospace manufacturing sector a...
May 05, 2020
Argentina's confirmed COVID-19 cases top 5,000 as lockdown stalls spread
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus topped 5,000 on Tuesday, according to a daily health ministry report, though they remain far below the level of large neig...
May 05, 2020
Colombia extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks, allows additional sectors to start re-opening
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's mandatory quarantine will be extended by a further two weeks as it tries to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday. The Andean ...
May 05, 2020
Audit finds Mississippi misspent millions in federal anti-poverty funds
(Reuters) - Nearly $100 million in federal anti-poverty funds for Mississippi were misspent to enrich local officials, along with a family of professional wrestlers and a firm owned by Hall of Fame qu...
May 05, 2020
Saudi cabinet affirms Palestinian cause will remain 'central issue' for Arabs and Muslims: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's cabinet affirmed late on Tuesday that the Palestinian cause will remain a "central issue" for Arabs and Muslims, Saudi news agency said in a statement issued early on ...
May 05, 2020
RBNZ estimates quarterly GDP drop of 4% to 37% under virus restrictions
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's quarterly GDP is reduced by between 4% and 37% by restrictions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) estimated on We...
May 05, 2020
