Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British companies mothball results after regulators call for delay
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - British companies including home improvement group Kingfisher said they would delay full-year results for at least two weeks, heeding a call from the f...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Poland does not rule out more restrictions amid coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland cannot rule out imposing further constraints on citizens to prevent the spread of coronavirus, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Monday. Poland has shuttered schools,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Montenegro reports its first death from coronavirus infection
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A 65-year old man from the Montenegrin town of Herceg Novi who died in hospital in the capital Podgorica on Sunday is the Adriatic country's first victim of the coronavirus, the d...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
French power group EDF sees 2020 earnings at lower end of forecasts
PARIS (Reuters) - French state-controlled power group EDF said on Monday that it was currently forecasting 2020 core earnings at the lower end of forecasts, as the company deals with the impact of the...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Tough measures will be brought in, and for longer, if Britons ignore restrictions, health minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister said stricter restrictions on Britons' movements would be brought in if people did not observe advice to avoid social interaction, warning that such measur...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Britain brings in emergency measures to prop up rail network
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was taking emergency measures to help its rail network survive a 70% drop in passenger numbers as coronavirus stops many people from traveling. The Departm...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus crisis to cost Germany 255-729 billion euros in 2020: Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis could cost the German economy between 255 billion and 729 billion euros in 2020, the Ifo economic institute said on Monday. "The costs will probably exceed ev...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Germany reports 22,672 coronavirus cases, 86 deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 22,672 and 86 people have died from the disease, a tally by public health agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
Healthcare group Novacyt wins U.S. approval for coronavirus test
PARIS (Reuters) - Novacyt, a healthcare company specializing in clinical diagnostics, announced on Monday approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulator for its product aimed at tes...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020
EU watchdog says markets must stay open for investors
LONDON (Reuters) - Keeping financial markets open is vital for the economy to function properly during the coronavirus epidemic, Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Union's markets watchdog, said on...
Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2020