Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German IWH institute cuts German 2021 GDP forecast
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's IWH economic institute on Thursday cut its 2021 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 3.7% from 4.4% in December as the country risks a third wave of the coronav...
Mar 11, 2021
Italy set to launch 40-bln euro fund for virus-hit companies: sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Elisa Anzolin ROME (Reuters) - Italy plans to launch a fund worth up to 40 billion euros ($47.8 billion) this month to help its companies hit by the coronavirus crisis raise capi...
Mar 11, 2021
Shell names former BHP boss Mackenzie as chairman
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced Andrew Mackenzie, a former BHP CEO and BP veteran, as its next chairman who will help lead the energy company through a major s...
Mar 11, 2021
Exclusive: Forward Health valued at over $1 billion in latest funding from SoftBank, others - source
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Forward Health has raised $225 million from investors led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, in a late-stage funding round that values the he...
Mar 11, 2021
German COVID cases jump again as debate rages over vaccine strategy
BERLIN (Reuters) - German coronavirus cases posted their biggest daily increase in five weeks on Thursday, as calls grew to allow family doctors to start administering COVID-19 vaccines sooner to spee...
Mar 11, 2021
Shell's 2020 carbon emissions fall on the back of fuel sales drop
By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, owner of the world's largest fuel retail network, said on Thursday its total greenhouse gas emissions dropped 16% in 2020 as oil...
Mar 11, 2021
Spain to keep using AstraZeneca vaccine, no blood clot cases reported
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has not registered any cases of blood clots related to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine so far and will continue administering the shots, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on...
Mar 11, 2021
China's JD.com quarterly revenue rises 31% on e-retail strength
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc reported a 31% jump in fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday as more shoppers flocked to its website on the back of a broader shift to online shopping tr...
Mar 11, 2021
Americans seek compensation for failed COVID-19 treatments from U.S. fund
By Tom Hals In March of last year, Steve Cicala took his wife, Susan, to the emergency room at Clara Maass Medical Center in New Jersey to treat a worsening cough and fever, unaware she had COVID-19. ...
Mar 11, 2021
Biden to urge vigilance and offer hope on anniversary of lockdown
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of the U.S. coronavirus lockdown on Thursday with a prime-time speech commemorating losses from the pandemic...
Mar 11, 2021
