Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dollar slips as optimism holds ahead of Fed
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was on the back foot on Wednesday as the slowing spread of the coronavirus and moves to re-open economies supported the investor mood, ahead of major ...
Apr 28, 2020
AMC says it'll no longer play Universal Studios films
(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, the world's largest movie theater operator, said on Tuesday it would no longer play any Universal Studios films in any of its theaters globally. This comes ...
Apr 28, 2020
Mainland China reports 22 new coronavirus cases vs 6 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 22 new coronavirus cases for April 28, up from 6 reported a day earlier, putting its total number of COVID-19 infections to date at 82,858. The National He...
Apr 28, 2020
Australia to ramp up coronavirus testing with millions of new kits
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has secured 10 million COVID-19 test kits, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Wednesday, as Canberra begins widespread testing that it hopes will sustain a...
Apr 28, 2020
Blackstone buys $360 million stake in Australia's Crown Resorts; shares soar
(Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd said on Wednesday that U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc had bought all of its shares held by Macau casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment ...
Apr 28, 2020
Asia stocks inch higher after mixed U.S. corporate earnings
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Asian equities made cautious gains in early trade on Wednesday following mixed U.S. corporate earnings while oil prices looked set for more wild swings as storage concerns...
Apr 28, 2020
Mexico's registers 1,223 new coronavirus cases, 135 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported on Tuesday 1,223 new known coronavirus cases and 135 new deaths, bringing the total to 16,752 cases and 1,569 deaths. The government has said ...
Apr 28, 2020
Samsung Elec expects second-quarter profit fall as virus hits sales of smartphones, TVs
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smar...
Apr 28, 2020
North Carolina pug becomes first U.S. dog diagnosed with coronavirus
(Reuters) - A pug living in a North Carolina home with three people who have tested positive for coronavirus became the first U.S. dog diagnosed with the COVID-19 respiratory illness, the American Hum...
Apr 28, 2020
Nova Scotia gunman killed 9 of his 22 victims by setting fire to their houses, police say
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - Nine of the 22 victims killed in Canada's Nova Scotia province earlier this month in a weekend shooting rampage died in house fires set by the gunman, Canadian police to...
Apr 28, 2020
