Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pret A Manger to not make June quarter rent in full as virus crisis drags on
(Reuters) - Sandwich and coffee shop chain Pret A Manger said on Thursday it would not make its June quarter rent in full as it continued to lose tens of millions of pounds each month because of the c...
Jun 25, 2020
Loved and loathed, Sweden's anti-lockdown architect is unrepentant
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - As the architect of Sweden's unorthodox response to the coronavirus pandemic, Anders Tegnell has got used to receiving death threats and being urged to resign. ...
Jun 25, 2020
India says China amassed troops along border in violation of agreements
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry on Thursday said that China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a mountainous border, in violation of bilateral agreements and leading...
Jun 25, 2020
Fuel demand accelerates but new virus wave may slam on the brakes
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Ahmad Ghaddar and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fuel demand is gradually recovering as coronavirus lockdown measures ease around the globe but a second wave of i...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. core capital goods orders rebound in May
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods rebounded more than expected in May, but recouped only a portion of the prior two months' declines, suggesting busin...
Jun 25, 2020
Blackstone adds Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat to its board
(Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc said on Thursday Alphabet Inc's finance chief, Ruth Porat, will join the private equity firm's board of directors. (Reporting by C Nivedita; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
Jun 25, 2020
EU drug regulator endorses Gilead's remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
The European healthcare regulator said on Thursday it had recommended conditionally approving Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral treatment, remdesivir, for use in COVID-19 patients across the continent, ...
Jun 25, 2020
IMF warns markets at risk of correction after run-up
By Megan Davies (Reuters) - Markets for stocks and other risky assets could suffer a second swoon if the coronavirus spreads more widely, lockdowns are reimposed or trade tensions surge again, the Int...
Jun 25, 2020
Indian capital readies vast quarantine centre as coronavirus cases mount
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi worked to convert a spiritual centre into a huge quarantine facility on Thursday as novel coronavirus cases in the Indian capital overtoo...
Jun 25, 2020
Disney shares drop as company delays reopening of California Disneyland
(Reuters) - Shares of Walt Disney Co dropped 2.4% on Thursday after the media company delayed the reopening of theme parks and resort hotels in California, following a surge in fresh COVID-19 cases in...
Jun 25, 2020
