Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday reported one new coronavirus case and no new deaths, the lowest number of new infections since March 9. The new case is a 45-year-old Thai man from the southern...
May 05, 2020
EssilorLuxottica first-quarter sales slump on coronavirus hit, worst yet to come
(Reuters) - Oakley and Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica reported a slump in first-quarter sales on Tuesday and warned of an even bigger hit in the current quarter as the coronavirus outbreak prompted st...
May 05, 2020
Australia, New Zealand start work on plan for travel between them
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand have agreed to begin work on allowing travel between both countries and this arrangement could be eventually extend to other Pacific island nations, th...
May 05, 2020
BNP Paribas profit falls 33% on expected loan losses, equity trading hit
PARIS (Reuters) - Profit at BNP Paribas fell by 33.1% in the first-quarter as the coronavirus crisis hit equity trading and prompted the eurozone's biggest bank to set aside more than half a billion e...
May 05, 2020
Singapore retail sales suffer biggest drop in over 20 years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's retail sales in March fell at the steepest pace in more than 20 years on an annual basis, official data showed on Tuesday, as consumption especially of discretionary ...
May 05, 2020
Former Australian boom town carves road to coronavirus recovery
By Jonathan Barrett and Melanie Burton SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - In the world's biggest iron ore loading hub, Western Australia's Port Hedland, huge vessels line up near the red-dirt coast, waiting...
May 05, 2020
U.S., UK launch post-Brexit video trade talks amid coronavirus recession
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain launch trade negotiations by videoconference on Tuesday following the UK's exit from the European Union, as both allies struggle wi...
May 05, 2020
Vietnam PM says economy must grow faster than 2.7% IMF forecast
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's economy must grow faster this year than the 2.7% forecast by the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Tuesday, with economic act...
May 04, 2020
Poll: Fans OK with sports playing in empty venues
Most fans would prefer to see sports return to action even if spectators aren't allowed into the stands, according to poll results that were released Monday. The ESPN Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study fo...
May 04, 2020
Indonesia first-quarter GDP growth slumps to weakest since 2001
By Gayatri Suroyo and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's economy grew at its weakest pace since 2001 in the first quarter, slower than expected, as the coronavirus pandemic halted business a...
May 04, 2020
