Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hertz in talks with creditors to avoid debt default, faces May 4 deadline
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it was in talks with its lenders to avoid defaulting on debt related to its rental vehicle fleet, after skipping a payment t...
Apr 29, 2020
A scarf a day turns Dr. Birx into pop culture star at COVID-19 daily briefings
(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx is best-known for her calm, authoritative briefings at the daily White House press conferences. But she has also become a pop cultu...
Apr 29, 2020
Amazon is Wall Street's biggest winner from coronavirus
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - No company's stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon.com's. The online retailer and cloud computing heavyweight's market capitaliz...
Apr 29, 2020
Pelosi shoots down McConnell demand for business COVID protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVID-related litigation, which Senate M...
Apr 29, 2020
Goodell reduces salary to $0, NFL employees take paycut
Commissioner Roger Goodell will not be paid during the coronavirus pandemic as part of a leadership-initiated reduction in pay by the NFL. Multiple outlets reported the terms of the widespread pay red...
Apr 29, 2020
Cargill saw Brazil trading, processing volumes rise in 2019
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The volume of agricultural commodities originated, processed and traded in Brazil by Cargill Inc rose by 12% in 2019 as the U.S.-based firm makes the most from its presence in on...
Apr 29, 2020
Venezuelan migrants block Bogota road, demand ability to travel home
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - A large crowd of Venezuelan migrants held up traffic on a Bogota highway on Wednesday, demanding to be allowed to leave Colombia and return to Venezuela. Altogethe...
Apr 29, 2020
Italy pledged aid to 2.3 million workers. Just 29,000 have got it
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Looking to save lives and stop the coronavirus by shutting down the nation, the Italian government told workers in March: you stay home and we will...
Apr 29, 2020
MetaBank, Fiserv win U.S. Treasury contract to issue Visa pre-paid cards loaded with stimulus cash
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MetaBank , Fiserv win U.S. Treasury contract to issue VISA pre-paid cards loaded with coronavirus stimulus payments, according to two people familiar with the...
Apr 29, 2020
Volkswagen indefinitely delays restarting U.S. production
(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said Wednesday it is indefinitely delaying the resumption of production at its Tennessee assembly plant that had been set to restart on May 3. The German automaker in a state...
Apr 29, 2020
