Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Homebody' Osaka making the most of isolation, remains focused on Olympics
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Following a whirlwind few years, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka can be forgiven for taking time to reset and relax as the sporting world goes on an indefinite pause...
Apr 29, 2020
Thai exports, tourism to slow until early next year amid outbreak: Deputy PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports and tourism, key drivers of growth, are expected to slow until early next year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a deputy prime minister said on Thu...
Apr 29, 2020
In rare move, Glass Lewis backs all MG Capital nominees to replace entire HC2 board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis on Wednesday backed activist investor MG Capital by recommending that HC2 Holdings shareholders replace all board members with the i...
Apr 29, 2020
Bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks in New York during COVID-19 pandemic
By Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after it was found to be storing dead bodies in unrefrigerated U-Haul vehicles, a Re...
Apr 29, 2020
Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation
By: Ralph D. Russo For more than 60 years, NCAA leaders have insisted college athletes had to be amateurs and to be amateurs they could not be paid for being athletes - by anybody. That will no longer...
Apr 29, 2020
China says has prepared pool of transport projects worth $113 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's transport ministry said on Thursday it has a pool of transportion projects with a total investment value of 800 billion yuan ($113.02 billion) that can start as soon as fun...
Apr 29, 2020
Virgin Australia administrators halt bondholder payments, appoint Morgan Stanley for sale
By Jamie Freed and Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's administrators have halted payments to bondholders and appointed Morgan Stanley to help sell the airline within four...
Apr 29, 2020
Mexican miners ask U.S. to consider it in talks on re-opening
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's miners on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to consider their sector in talks over the reopening of key areas of the Mexican and U.S. economies once quarantine measu...
Apr 29, 2020
Nintendo seen extending profit streak as housebound consumers switch on
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd is expected to extend its decade-high earnings streak when it reports fourth-quarter results next week, powered by the hit Switch console which ...
Apr 29, 2020
IMF sees Caribbean economy shrinking 6.2% in 2020 due to pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sudden stop in tourism caused by border closures and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 6.2% contraction of the Caribbean economy in 2020, the...
Apr 29, 2020
