Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morocco makes dozen arrests over coronavirus fake news
Rabat (Reuters) - Moroccan police have arrested at least a dozen people for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, authorities said on Thursday, including a woman who used her YouTube channel to say ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Saudi Aramco to cut refinery runs in April, May to boost oil exports: official
By Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco will continue reducing operations at its local refineries in April and May to boost the state energy company's potential to export crude oil, a company...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Advertisers stare into the coronavirus abyss
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - The cancellation of major sporting events and the decimation of the luxury, entertainment and travel industries is delivering a hammer blow to a global advertising in...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus hits migrant workers in Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's old industrial zone has emerged as a hot spot for coronavirus in the Gulf Arab state, putting at risk many migrant workers who live and work in the area of car service center...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Britons most pessimistic about economy since 2008: Ipsos MORI
LONDON (Reuters) - People in Britain are at their most pessimistic about the outlook for the economy since the 2008 financial crisis because of the coronavirus pandemic, polling firm Ipsos MORI said o...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Fed opens new dollar swap lines with nine new foreign central banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve opened the taps for central banks in 9 new countries to access dollars in hopes of preventing the coronavirus epidemic from causing a global economic ro...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Ford to draw down $15.4 billion from two credit lines
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it would draw down $15.4 billion from two of its existing credit lines and suspend dividend to preserve cash as it battles a hit to its business from the fas...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Mnuchin urges Congress to pass massive economic relief bill by next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday urged Congress to move quickly to pass a massive $1 trillion economic relief measure by early next week, saying he expects bip...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
How U.S. aluminum recyclers reap dividends from tariffs
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - North American aluminum recyclers and producers are using import tariffs to boost revenue at the expense of local beer and beverage firms, even though most of the m...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020
Microsoft says Teams has reached 32 million users as remote work surges
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday that Teams, its chat and conferencing app, reached 32 million users as of March 11 amid a surge in remote work by companies around the wor...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2020