Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is critical ...
May 18, 2020
Fed's Powell: CARES Act 'critical' to support for economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passage of the CARES Act in late March was "critical" to the Federal Reserve's ability to expand credit throughout the economy to help offset the economic blow from the coronavi...
May 18, 2020
FCA has to strengthen investments in Italy to seek state-backed loan: Economy Minister
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri on Monday said Fiat Chrysler [FCHA.MI] has to strengthen investments in Italy and avoid delocalizing its factories outside the national bord...
May 18, 2020
UAE to welcome holders of valid residency visas from June 1: WAM
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates on Monday said it would welcome the return of holders of valid residency visas who are abroad but have relatives inside the country starting June 1, state ne...
May 18, 2020
Roche's Tecentriq wins FDA approval as first-line therapy for some lung cancer forms
(Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG's Genentech unit said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tecentriq as a standalone therapy for an advanced form of lung cancer. T...
May 18, 2020
Argentine bonds close higher, country risk dips as officials weigh restructuring counteroffers
By Cassandra Garrison and Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine bonds closed higher on Monday as the government weighed new counteroffers from its creditors while racing to strike a deal...
May 18, 2020
More than 8% of U.S. mortgages now in forbearance: MBA weekly survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roughly 4.1 million U.S. mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak hits household finances, but the increase in the number o...
May 18, 2020
New cases? Deaths? U.S. states' reopening plans are all over the map
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has set some distinct goals the federal district needs to meet in order for her to feel comfortable ending a stay-at-home or...
May 18, 2020
Exclusive: CDC plans sweeping COVID-19 antibody study in 25 metropolitan areas
By Nick Brown (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans a nationwide study of up to 325,000 people to track how the new coronavirus is spreading across the country in...
May 18, 2020
Sudan extends lockdown in Khartoum state by two weeks: SUNA
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has extended a lockdown of the state of Khartoum by an additional two weeks from Tuesday to try to slow the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease, the state news agency repo...
May 18, 2020
