Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No decision on resuming play before May, says Commissioner Silver
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday there will be no decision on ending the league's coronavirus shutdown until May at the earliest. Silver, speaking on the NBA's T...
Apr 06, 2020
Stock market auctions should drive broker innovation: Norway wealth fund
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - The sharp rise in trading volumes during closing auctions at global stock markets requires more innovation by brokers to capture value for buy-side investors, one of ...
Apr 06, 2020
New Zealand demotes minister for coronavirus lockdown breach, extends emergency
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she had rejected her health minister's offer to resign for breaching nationwide lockdown rules as doing so would jeopardise...
Apr 06, 2020
Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown, home quarantine to end-April
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday approved the extension of lockdown and home quarantine measures covering more than half of the population, a crisis panel official sa...
Apr 06, 2020
UPS employee dies of COVID-19 infection in Kentucky
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A United Parcel Service Inc worker employed in Kentucky died over the weekend from a COVID-19 infection, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a public health briefing on...
Apr 06, 2020
Indonesia approves large-scale social restrictions for Jakarta: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's health ministry has approved a request by the government of Jakarta to impose large-scale social restrictions in the city to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, med...
Apr 06, 2020
BOK to keep rates unchanged this week but second-quarter easing possible: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at a record-low 0.75% when it meets on Thursday but it may ease later this quarter to offset the...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan set to announce coronavirus emergency, finalise near $1 trillion stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a state of emergency on Tuesday for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures to stem a worrying rise in coronavirus infection...
Apr 06, 2020
Rush for masks, toilet paper slows Japan's household spending decline
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending fell in February but at a slower-than-expected pace as households scrambled for protective masks, toilet paper and staple food amid the wors...
Apr 06, 2020
Australian job ads slide 10.3% in March amid virus shutdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements suffered their largest drop in more than a decade in March as strict social distancing rules and business closures to combat the coronavirus curbed dem...
Apr 06, 2020
