Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lyft to require passengers and drivers to wear masks
By Moira Warburton and Tina Bellon TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lyft will require both passengers and drivers to wear masks and complete a health certification program, including confirming before eac...
May 07, 2020
Australia's central bank sees economy contracting 6% in 2020
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank said on Friday it expects the country's economy to contract by 6% this year and unemployment to peak at 10% as businesses shut and layoff staff to curb the ...
May 07, 2020
Facebook, YouTube remove 'Plandemic' video with 'unsubstantiated' coronavirus claims
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Thursday that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated claims rel...
May 07, 2020
India's Reliance says Vista Equity to invest $1.50 billion in digital arm
(Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries Ltd said on Friday private equity firm Vista Equity Partners would invest 113.67 billion rupees ($1.50 billion) in its Jio platforms for a 2.32% stake. "This in...
May 07, 2020
Trump administration agrees to help wind farms with subsidy tweak
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to change rules governing key renewable energy tax credits, a win for wind farm owners seeking more time to claim the subsidies because new proj...
May 07, 2020
Oil gains on hopes that easing of coronavirus curbs will trigger demand boost
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as more countries began easing lockdowns set in place to stop the coronavirus spreading, giving hope that demand for fuels will pick up after the economic d...
May 07, 2020
Brady to battle Brees in Week One blockbuster
(Reuters) - Quarterback Tom Brady's bid to bring the glory days back to Tampa Bay will be given a stiff test in Week One of the new NFL season when the Buccaneers travel to New Orleans to face Drew Br...
May 07, 2020
Dollar eases on defiant economic hopes, negative rates spectre
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on Friday as investors defied a broader sense of doom around upcoming U.S. employment data and found reasons to buy riskier currencies with more g...
May 07, 2020
Mother's Day meets peak coronavirus contagion week in Mexico
By Raul Cortes Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mother's Day, considered one of the most important dates in the social calendar for Mexicans, coincides with what health officials have calculated as t...
May 07, 2020
Australian banks defer payments on $130 billion of loans
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's banks have deferred payments on at least A$200 billion ($130.12 billion) in loans as an economic shutdown to fight the novel coronavirus throws hundreds of thousands out...
May 07, 2020
