Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Goldman gives staff 10 days paid family leave due to coronavirus: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is offering employees 10 days of paid family leave to care for children or elderly parents who are at home during the coronavirus pandemic, accordin...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S.-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market, according to three sources with knowle...
Mar 31, 2020
New York’s Empire State Building lights up in tribute to emergency workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's landmark Empire State Building has launched a nightly light show, featuring red and white flashes symbolic of an ambulance beacon, to honor emergency workers and c...
Mar 31, 2020
Papua New Guinea confirms outbreak of African swine fever: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has confirmed its first cases of African swine fever among village pigs, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said. The cases occurred in four villages in ...
Mar 31, 2020
Keep global food supply chains intact, WTO, U.N. agencies urge
GENEVA (Reuters) - Food supply chains must be protected from any trade-related measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and U.N. food and health age...
Mar 31, 2020
Olympic champion Puig finding new 'normal' with Games delay
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the tennis calendar paused and the Tokyo Games postponed to 2021, Olympic champion Monica Puig finds herself having to navigate a longer runway to her title de...
Mar 31, 2020
Dutch PM Rutte says schools, restaurants to stay shut till April 28
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday all schools, restaurants, and gyms would remain closed until at least April 28, and he urged the nation to continue to respect all...
Mar 31, 2020
Most NFL teams extend ticket payment deadlines due to virus
By: David Ginsburg At a time when America is trying to cope with the financial fallout created by the deadly coronavirus, the renewal of NFL season tickets is not exactly a high priority. Not in the m...
Mar 31, 2020
Billionaire investor Steve Cohen: 'After an earthquake there are tremors'
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen is cautioning the staff of his investment firm, Point72 Asset Management, to remain cautious amid markets that have recover...
Mar 31, 2020
FDA takes no action against Novartis after gene therapy data inquiry
ZURICH (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will not sanction Novartis over alleged data manipulation involving the Swiss drugmaker's gene therapy Zolgensma. Novartis, which...
Mar 31, 2020
