Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LME to boost electronic trading efficiency because of ring closure
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) aims to improve its electronic trading system because it expects the COVID-19 pandemic will keep its open-outcry ring closed for many ...
Oct 19, 2020
Tunisian PM orders nationwide curfew over pandemic
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Monday ordered a curfew starting from Tuesday in all regions of the country. Coronavirus cases have been surging in Tunisia, which had man...
Oct 19, 2020
Finland's Nokia selected to build mobile network on moon for NASA
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia has been selected by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to build the first cellular network on the moon, the Finnish company said on Mon...
Oct 19, 2020
Investors cut Thailand loose as protests cloud recovery
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Investors dumped Thai stocks on Monday and analysts warned of a possible selloff in the currency, as worries mount that escalating confrontation between the auth...
Oct 19, 2020
New BA boss seeks green light for transatlantic testing pilot
PARIS (Reuters) - British Airways' new chief executive appealed to the British and U.S. governments on Monday to back a pre-flight COVID-19 testing programme to restart transatlantic flights. "We need...
Oct 19, 2020
Hospitalised COVID-19 patients can have ongoing symptoms for months -study
LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital still experienced symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression for two to three months after their initia...
Oct 19, 2020
Malaysia reports 865 new coronavirus cases with three new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities reported 865 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the country's total to 21,363. The Southeast Asian country, which imposed targeted lockdowns...
Oct 19, 2020
China tells U.S. companies that they are welcome in its market
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China welcomes U.S. companies to actively participate in its market and will strive to create a fair and just environment, the industry ministry said on Monday, citing a meeting i...
Oct 19, 2020
China expected to keep benchmark LPR unchanged for sixth month
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's benchmark lending rate is likely to remain steady for a sixth straight month at its October fixing on Tuesday, after the central bank left rates on its medium-term lending...
Oct 19, 2020
China's $1.5 million digital currency giveaway impressed analysts. Shoppers, not so much
By David Kirton, Alun John and Samuel Shen SHENZHEN/HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's experimental $1.5 million (1.16 million pounds) giveaway of digital yuan to Shenzhen citizens ended on Sunday...
Oct 19, 2020
