Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square equity for COVID-19 relief efforts
(Reuters) - Square Inc and Twitter Inc chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that he pledged $1 billion of his equity in the payments processor toward efforts aimed at fighting the coron...
Apr 07, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1.34 million globally and the death toll crossed 76,000, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT. DEATHS AND INFECT...
Apr 07, 2020
Amazon piloting disinfectant fog at New York warehouse after protests
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc told Reuters it is piloting the use of disinfectant fog starting on Tuesday at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, within days of protests at the worksite over health co...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. Treasury liquidity on the mend, but without Fed remains fragile
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ross Kerber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Some measures of liquidity in the $17 trillion U.S. Treasury market are almost back to normal, thanks to the Federal Reserve's g...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. DEA relaxes production limits on controlled drugs for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it was increasing production limits by 15% for certain controlled substance medicines that were in high demand due to the COVID-19 ...
Apr 07, 2020
Cell towers, warehouses look like safe plays in U.S. real estate
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some top-performing U.S. fund managers see opportunities in one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, cautiously increasing stakes in niches of ...
Apr 07, 2020
Ecuador's former president found guilty of corruption
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Rafael Correa on Tuesday to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Correa, who was...
Apr 07, 2020
Messages from above: Colombia's army takes to the skies to enforce quarantine
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - From helicopters blasting messages over densely crowded areas to issuing fines, Colombia's military is deploying all kinds of methods to ensure compliance with ...
Apr 07, 2020
Coronavirus patients, families exchange virtual kisses in Italy hospital
By Flavio Lo Scalzo and Alex Fraser CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - It is just a kiss blown over a video call on a computer tablet to a loved one miles away. But to elderly patients suffering...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. appeals court allows abortion curbs in Texas during coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Texas can enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the state's policy requiring the postponement of non-u...
Apr 07, 2020
