Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fitbit launches study to test irregular heartbeat detection of devices
(Reuters) - Fitbit Inc on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms, which could identify a condition called atrial fibrillation. Fitbit, wh...
May 06, 2020
Over 90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide: nurses group
By Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) - At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protect...
May 06, 2020
'Nowcasting' the economy: how pandemic forced French forecasters to get real
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - What do you do when you need to gauge the depth of an economic slump, so that you can make rapid crisis calls in real-time, when all the usual indicators lag reality ...
May 06, 2020
Volvo Cars to integrate Luminar lidar in next generation car platform
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is deepening ties with lidar sensor specialist Luminar, and has struck a deal with the Silicon Valley-based start-up to integrate its technology in its new car platfor...
May 06, 2020
As central banks break the junk debt barrier, investors will follow
By Sujata Rao-Coverley (Reuters) - Recent central bank bond-buying to calm market turmoil has breached the wall dividing top-grade debt from so-called junk-rated issues, raising the likelihood of the ...
May 06, 2020
Bahrain eases coronavirus restrictions, shops, industries to open
DUBAI (Reuters) - Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday while restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners, the Health Ministry said, as the Gulf state eases restrictio...
May 06, 2020
United Airlines to offer $2.25 billion bonds in private deal
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said it plans to raise $2.25 billion through a bond offering as it grapples with a slump in air travel demand due to government-mandated lockdowns across the w...
May 06, 2020
Abercrombie & Fitch begins store reopenings as lockdowns ease
(Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co has begun reopening stores in parts of the world where lockdown restrictions have eased, the company said on Wednesday, as more retailers chart out paths to recovery...
May 06, 2020
Putin warns against hurrying to lift coronavirus-related restrictions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia should not rush to lift coronavirus-related restrictions, warning that any haste in removing preventative measures could undo their...
May 06, 2020
Israel plans thousands of new homes for West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced a plan for thousands of new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday as Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations th...
May 06, 2020
