Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank names Goldman alumnus Taiichi Hoshino head of investment planning dept
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it has appointed former Goldman Sachs banker Taiichi Hoshino as head of a new investment planning department, as the group increases oversight o...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. emergency medical stockpile nearly out of protective gear as demand rises: officials
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective gear that could be useful to combat the coronavirus ...
Mar 31, 2020
Risk currencies ease, yen firms as investors brace for global downturn
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Risk currencies looked fragile and the yen firmed on Wednesday, the first day of a quarter that looks set to see the worst economic contractions for decades in many ...
Mar 31, 2020
Becton Dickinson, BioMedomics launch test to detect past, current coronavirus exposure
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson and Co and diagnostics company BioMedomics on Tuesday said they will launch a diagnostic test that can detect current or past exposure to the coronavirus...
Mar 31, 2020
Pet cat tests positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A pet cat has tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner was confirmed with having the virus, the city's Agricultural and Fisheries department said, caution...
Mar 31, 2020
Oil prices mixed, U.S. inventory build-up heightens oversupply concerns
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Crude oil benchmarks opened the month mixed on Wednesday, following their biggest-ever quarterly and monthly losses, overshadowed by fears of global oversupply as da...
Mar 31, 2020
Irish manufacturing posts sharpest ever month-on-month drop: PMI
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish factory activity posted its sharpest ever monthly drop in March as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted supply chains and caused a collapse in demand, a survey showed on Wednesd...
Mar 31, 2020
Japan's factory activity shrinks at fastest pace since 2009, new orders slump: PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted at the fastest pace in about a decade in March, as the world's third-largest economy struggled with a severe downturn in overseas and domestic dem...
Mar 31, 2020
Logano finds new purpose during break in racing
Like so many in the world right now, NASCAR champion Joey Logano is spending his downtime figuring out ways to make a positive difference in his community. While home waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic...
Mar 31, 2020
Coronavirus turns Japan business mood negative for first time in seven years
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned pessimistic for the first time in seven years in the three months to March, the central bank's "tankan" survey sho...
Mar 31, 2020
