Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan government, ruling parties agree on certain tax exemptions for firms hit by pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government and ruling parties agreed to exempt firms from certain taxes if their sales decline by more than half from the previous year in any three-month period between Febr...
Apr 01, 2020
Australia PM Morrison announces $973 million package for childcare sector
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said the country's childcare sector will get A$1.6 billion ($973 million) over the next three months from taxpayer subsidies in a...
Apr 01, 2020
Migrant dies in riot in Mexican detention center amid coronavirus fears
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan migrant died and 14 others were taken to hospital after a riot broke out in a detention center in southern Mexico, authorities said on Wednesday, as tensions rise ...
Apr 01, 2020
South Korea to allow absentee voting for coronavirus patients in parliamentary elections
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will allow coronavirus patients to vote by mail or as an absentee in this month's parliamentary elections, as campaigning started on Thursday and the coun...
Apr 01, 2020
Cruise operator Carnival pays high price to get credit investors on board: sources
By Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Carnival Corp , the world's largest cruise operator, raised $6.25 billion by issuing new debt and equity on Wednesday, borrowing at a high cost to weather the economic s...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive: Top U.S. banks may shun small-business rescue plan on liability worries - sources
By Pete Schroeder and David Henry WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. banks have threatened to give the federal government's small-business rescue program a miss on concerns about taking on too much finan...
Apr 01, 2020
Almost all bets are off: casino capitals Macau, Las Vegas slammed by virus
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - The vast, glitzy gaming halls of Macau are open, but thousands of baccarat tables are empty. The world's biggest gambling hub has barred entry to most travellers ...
Apr 01, 2020
Japan to consider ECMO support as part of coronavirus package
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will consider support to increase production of ECMO machines, used in a potentially life-saving treatment for coronavirus patients, as a part of an economic packa...
Apr 01, 2020
SoftBank to abandon $3 billion deal for additional WeWork shares
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp will not complete a $3 billion tender offer for additional WeWork shares agreed last year with its shareholders, a special committee of the U.S.-based shared-of...
Apr 01, 2020
Swiss manufacturing PMI sinks to lowest level since 2009 on coronavirus fears
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - From expensive watches to chocolates and cement, Swiss industry is being battered by the coronavirus epidemic, data showed on Wednesday, with the country's PMI survey...
Apr 01, 2020
