Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LATAM Airlines to lay off 1,400 as coronavirus impact hurts region's carriers
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group , the region's largest carrier, will lay off 1,400 employees, the company said on Friday, marking the first instance of a major Latin Americ...
May 15, 2020
German cities threatened by coronavirus' retail blight: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) - One in 10 German retailers and 6% of wholesalers face possible insolvency from extended closures to curb the coronavirus outbreak, a survey found, despite moves in recent days to un...
May 15, 2020
As Guayaquil stabilizes, Ecuador's capital braces for virus wave
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - As the coronavirus outbreak in Ecuador's largest city of Guayaquil begins to stabilize, the government is bracing for worsening spread in the highland capital Q...
May 15, 2020
CDC reports 1,412,121 coronavirus cases, 85,990 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,412,121 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 27,191 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
May 15, 2020
U.S. banking regulators temporarily expand easier bank leverage requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators announced on Friday they were temporarily easing a leverage requirement for depository institutions by allowing banks to ignore certain safer assets and ...
May 15, 2020
President CP3: NBA players 'want to play'
NBA players association president Chris Paul remains adamant players want to be on the court. With games on hold for two months, Paul said on an ESPN appearance on "The Jump" Friday that his peers are...
May 15, 2020
Panama extends suspension of international flights to June 22
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has extended by one month to June 22 its ban on international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's aviation autority said on Friday. The Panama Civil A...
May 15, 2020
Billionaire Bloomberg considers massive spend in support of Biden: CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering a major spending blitz to back Joe Biden's White House bid, CNBC reported on Friday. The former New Yor...
May 15, 2020
U.S. funds rush to tech companies and battered energy stocks in first-quarter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and David Randall BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. fund managers piled into big-name technology stocks and bottom-fished in the beaten-down energy sector as markets re...
May 15, 2020
Argentine bonds jump higher, shaking off default fears ahead of deadline
By Walter Bianchi, Cassandra Garrison and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina over-the-counter bonds jumped an average 6.4% on Friday even as the South American country races to...
May 15, 2020
