Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Some Canadian banks freeze new financing for commercial properties on COVID-19 concerns
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO(Reuters) - Some Canadian banks have frozen new lending for smaller commercial property purchases, in some cases withdrawing letters of intent, as the coronavirus crisis r...
May 05, 2020
California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - California's attorney general on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc for classifying its drivers improperly as independent contractors instead of employees, evad...
May 05, 2020
BMW cuts margin outlook for cars division, citing coronavirus woes
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW lowered the outlook for the profitability of its automotive division, citing worse-than-expected demand which has been impacted by global measures to contain the coronavirus....
May 05, 2020
Peru's president confirms coronavirus caseload now over 50,000
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's President Martin Vizcarra confirmed on Tuesday that confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have now exceeded 50,000. Vizcarra said a total of 51,189 cases had been detected, in...
May 05, 2020
White House plans to wind down coronavirus task force in coming weeks: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to wind down its coronavirus task force in coming weeks, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, adding it is not clear whether another group might replace...
May 05, 2020
Koepka eyes return at Colonial: 'I'm going to be there'
World No. 3 Brooks Koepka said he is ready to return to competitive golf, whenever that time comes. As it stands, the next event on the PGA Tour schedule is the Charles Schwab Challenge beginning June...
May 05, 2020
Dutch government has purchased one million coronavirus blood tests: health minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government has purchased 1 million blood tests that can show whether a person has been infected with the coronavirus, the health minister said on Tuesday. "With this, w...
May 05, 2020
France's coronavirus death toll, at 25,531, close to Spain
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported more than 300 additional coronavirus-linked deaths for the second day running on Tuesday but the people in hospital with the infection and those in intensive care uni...
May 05, 2020
Goldman Sachs CEO: return to work will be gradual: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is working on a strategy to gradually return staff to working in offices worldwide, the bank's chief executive told staff on Tuesday in an internal memo vi...
May 05, 2020
Reuters Pulitzer team captured Hong Kong's descent into chaos
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The young woman is pressed to the ground next to a riot police shield. Detained by Hong Kong authorities, she screams her name out to friends so they can call a lawyer to help. T...
May 05, 2020
