Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi Aramco debt to climb as world's largest dividend weighs
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco's debt is expected breach target levels as an oil price collapse triggered by the coronavirus forces it to borrow to meet the world's largest dividend ple...
May 12, 2020
Like it or not, National League designated hitters limber up
By: Ben Walker Before all the self-proclaimed purists forecasting the destruction of baseball strategy and the very sanctity of the sport as we know it go berserk bemoaning the inclusion of a designat...
May 12, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 32,692, an increase of 627
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 32,692 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the United Kingdom, a rise of 627 in a 24-hour period, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The fig...
May 12, 2020
Bosnian official suspended amid probe into import of defective ventilators
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A senior Bosnian official in charge of procuring medical equipment to combat the coronavirus outbreak was suspended on Tuesday amid a criminal inquiry into the import of ventilato...
May 12, 2020
Canada to give seniors one-time payment to help with coronavirus costs
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will give seniors living on a fixed income a one-time payment ranging from C$300 ($215) to C$500 to help deal with increased costs linked to the coronavirus outbreak, officia...
May 12, 2020
IMF chief says coronavirus hits economic data hard, growth forecast cuts 'very likely'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday that it was "very likely" that the Fund will cut global growth forecasts further as the corona...
May 12, 2020
Trump wants California to let automaker Tesla reopen assembly plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged California to allow Tesla Inc to reopen its electric vehicle assembly plan. "California should let Tesla & @elon...
May 12, 2020
Europe, Asia risk coronavirus relapse if lockdowns eased too soon: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia and Europe risk a coronavirus relapse if they reopen their economies too early and before wide-reaching measures are in place to quickly identify and contain new infections...
May 12, 2020
Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said they do not see a...
May 12, 2020
Fed's Kashkari: 'We might be in this for a long time'
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari repeated Tuesday his view that the economy is not likely to bounce back quickly from the coronavirus crisis, and may not fully recover u...
May 12, 2020
