Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Fed's Main Street lending facility likely to start with a whimper
By Jonnelle Marte and Michelle Price (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's most ambitious and complicated crisis relief program is set to launch in coming days but it is far from certain that the small an...
Jun 08, 2020
Congressional Democrats to unveil sweeping U.S. police reform proposal after Floyd death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats on Monday plan to unveil a sweeping package of legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice, after two weeks of protests across the na...
Jun 08, 2020
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills promotes Matt Emsley to China head
(This June 1 story corrects spelling of Herbert in headline and first para) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed Matt Emsley as its new managing partner for China, acco...
Jun 08, 2020
Morgan Stanley flags risk oil price rally will lead to a fall
(Reuters) - Oil prices have quickly climbed to levels that raise the risk of price falls as demand is fragile, Morgan Stanley said on Monday, as benchmark crude hit its highest in three months. Oil cl...
Jun 08, 2020
ABBA's Bjorn speaks out in support of Black Lives Matter protests
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - "The world is full of idiots," said ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, as he condemned critics of the Black Lives Matter movement and voiced his support of the worldwide protests against raci...
Jun 08, 2020
Japan's SBI Holdings to set up entity to invest in local businesses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc said on Monday it plans to set up an entity to invest in regional businesses with state-backed Development Bank of Japan [DBJPN.UL] and Shin...
Jun 08, 2020
Luxury automakers outpace China's May passenger car sales recovery
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's premium and luxury passenger car retail sales jumped 28% from a year earlier, the best performing sector as the industry, the China Passenger Car Association said, as the ...
Jun 08, 2020
CrossFit chief sorry for tweet on Floyd killing after report of Reebok split
(Reuters) - CrossFit founder Greg Glassman has apologized for a tweet that equated the police killing of a black man in the United States to the COVID-19 pandemic, after it drew widespread criticism a...
Jun 08, 2020
Nokia's broadband business boosted as COVID-19 pressures networks
By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen (Reuters) - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is seeing a pick up in orders as its broadband clients race to upgrade networks to meet higher user demand dur...
Jun 08, 2020
German public electric car charging network grows by 60%: BDEW
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's public network for electric vehicles expanded by 10,000 charging spots, an increase of nearly 60%, in the last year, the country's electricity lobby said on Monday. The...
Jun 08, 2020
