Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ACS shares soar after Vinci offers $6 billion for its industrial unit
By Inti Landauro and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - Shares of Spanish engineering and infrastructure group ACS surged 16% on Friday after French rival Vinci made a non-binding offer to buy A...
Oct 02, 2020
Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 1308 cases
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia recorded 1,308 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Friday, a record since the start of the pandemic, prompting the government to impose ...
Oct 02, 2020
Face masks become mandatory in Rome as coronavirus cases rise
ROME (Reuters) - Face masks will have to be worn at all times out of doors in the Italian capital Rome and the surrounding Lazio region, local authorities ruled on Friday in an effort to counter risin...
Oct 02, 2020
Turkey criticises EU for continued reference to sanctions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday many areas of the European Union summit decisions concerning Turkey were "divorced from realities", voicing concern about the bloc's co...
Oct 02, 2020
Billionaire British brothers and TDR buy Walmart's Asda for $8.8 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - The British billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have agreed to buy the British supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for $8.8 billion to take on rivals such...
Oct 02, 2020
Canadian dollar seen higher if commodity prices rebound: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is set to gain more than 2% against its U.S. counterpart in a year as an expected recovery in the global economy from the coronavirus crisis imp...
Oct 02, 2020
German regulator sees first COVID-19 vaccines approved in Europe in early 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's vaccine regulator expects the first COVID-19 vaccines to be approved in Europe in early 2021, but cautioned it would take time before vaccinations could start....
Oct 02, 2020
Investors cautiously return to tech-focused ETFs after big pullback: Refinitiv
LONDON (Reuters) - Passive investors cautiously returned to investing in some index-tracking technology funds in latest week after pulling out more than a billion dollars as rising uncertainty around ...
Oct 02, 2020
In battleground Wisconsin, some Latinos feel ignored by Biden
By Tim Reid and Dan Simmons MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Cesar Hernandez says he has made thousands of phone calls since June urging Latinos in the battleground state of Wisconsin to support Democratic presi...
Oct 02, 2020
Intel wins second phase of contract to help Pentagon develop chips
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Friday said that it has won a second-phase contract in a project aimed at helping the U.S. military make more advanced semiconductors within the United Stat...
Oct 02, 2020
