Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefit unexpectedly fell last week, but could rise in the coming weeks as the coronavirus pandemic causes comp...
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. lawmakers seek to curb Huawei's access to U.S. banks: document
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers plan to unveil a bill on Thursday that could be used to block Huawei Technologies Ltd from accessing U.S. banks for certain transactions, in a ...
Mar 12, 2020
House Republicans call for delay on U.S. coronavirus bill, warn about future in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee on Thursday called for delaying consideration of Democrats' sweeping bill to address the coronavirus outbreak, d...
Mar 12, 2020
GameStop investors seek board seat
(Reuters) - A group of investors in GameStop Corp has asked the video game retailer to appoint a shareholder nominee on the company's board. The group, which consists of Hestia Capital Partners LP, Pe...
Mar 12, 2020
United Airlines borrows $2 billion as coronavirus slams industry
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it had borrowed $2 billion to cope with an unprecedented disruption to the travel industry as the coronavirus pandemic leads to widescale flight cancellati...
Mar 12, 2020
Iran asks IMF for $5 billion emergency funding to fight coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak that has hit the Islamic Republic hard, Foreign Minister Mohammad...
Mar 12, 2020
Spain's coronavirus outbreak death toll rises to 84 from vs 47 on Wednesday
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's deathtoll from coronavirus has risen to 84 on Thursday from 47 on Wednesday, the health ministry said. The ministry reported the number of cases rose to 2,968 up from 2,140 ...
Mar 12, 2020
Russian religious anti-coronavirus event called off due to containment measures
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Orthodox Church procession intended to pray for those infected with the coronavirus has been called off because of a ban on large public gatherings to help curb the diseas...
Mar 12, 2020
Leave it on the doorstep: Deliveroo starts contactless delivery
LONDON (Reuters) - British food delivery service Deliveroo said it will allow orders to be left outside people's addresses so that the courier does not have to come into contact with the customer, to ...
Mar 12, 2020
A year documenting migration on the Rio Grande
(Reuters) - A short stretch of the meandering Rio Grande - the river that marks the border between the United States and Mexico - has been for a long time a focal point for migrants looking to head no...
Mar 12, 2020
