Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: The NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
By: Tim Reynolds The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where local and state governm...
May 07, 2020
ECB is 'undeterred' by German court ruling against bond buys: Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is undeterred by a German court ruling demanding that it justify its massive purchases of government bonds or lose the Bundesbank as its main buyer, ECB...
May 07, 2020
'The government is failing us': Laid-off Americans struggle in coronavirus crisis
By Andy Sullivan and Brad Brooks (Reuters) - For Claudia Alejandra, unemployment has become a full-time job. Since losing her position at the makeup counter at the Macy's department store in Orlando, ...
May 07, 2020
The Turkish lira's perfect storm
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's lira has slumped to a record low and worries are mounting that it is being sucked into a perfect storm. The coronavirus is bringing a deep recession, analysts...
May 07, 2020
Turkish regulator slaps lira transaction ban on BNP Paribas, Citibank and UBS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish banking watchdog BDDK said on Thursday that it imposed a lira transaction ban on BNP Paribas, Citibank and UBS as they did not fulfill Turkish lira liabilities in due ...
May 07, 2020
Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) - Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, marking one of the highest-profile collapses yet among retailers forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVI...
May 07, 2020
Nintendo smashes Switch sales view; says Animal Crossing is device's fastest-selling game
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared 200% due to surging demand for its Switch games console, and that title Animal Crossing: New H...
May 07, 2020
Tennis: Canada's Pospisil hits out at Kyrgios for merger opposition
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Canada's Vasek Pospisil has hit back at Nick Kyrgios for opposing the proposal to merge the men's ATP and women's WTA tennis tours, saying the Australian did not have enough informa...
May 07, 2020
Williams says safety first but F1 teams must race to survive
LONDON (Reuters) - Williams will put safety first even though the team is one of several whose survival depends on Formula One starting racing again, deputy principal Claire Williams said. Speaking on...
May 07, 2020
Reopening in southern U.S. states seeing mixed results so far: Fed's Bostic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The gradual economic reopening of southern U.S. states has had a mixed result so far, Atlanta Federal Reserve bank president Raphael Bostic said on Thursday, with cellphone data...
May 07, 2020
