Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF's Georgieva says coronavirus crisis is worst since Great Depression
SOFIA (Reuters) - The crisis sparked by the spread of the novel coronavirus is the worst since the Great Depression, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. The fallout from the vir...
Apr 20, 2020
Remember the flu? Coronavirus sent it into hiding, but at a cost
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - At least one victim of the coronavirus pandemic will not be mourned. Influenza, which each year kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, all but van...
Apr 20, 2020
India's Infosys suspends FY revenue forecast on coronavirus crisis
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's software services bellwether Infosys Ltd on Monday suspended revenue and margin forecasts for the financial year 2021, blaming uncertainties stemming from the coronavirus...
Apr 20, 2020
Alexion to study rare blood-disorder drug in severe COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it would start a late-stage study of its rare blood-disorder drug, Ultomiris, in COVID-19 patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia or acute re...
Apr 20, 2020
New York mayor says lack of coronavirus testing may delay city reopening
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that it could take weeks if not months before the country's most populous city reopens due to a lack of widespread testing, even as offici...
Apr 20, 2020
Players joining exhibition events must be vigilant: authorities
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - Players are free to participate in exhibition events while the professional tennis season remains shut due to the novel coronavirus but they must prioritise their...
Apr 20, 2020
House Republican leader: still no deal on more coronavirus money for small U.S. businesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Monday there was still no deal on a funding measure that would provide more relief for small businesses hurt by the coronavir...
Apr 20, 2020
IDEXX Labs launches COVID-19 test for pets amid rare cases of human-to-pet transmission
(Reuters) - IDEXX Laboratories Inc said on Monday it would provide veterinarians a COVID-19 test for pets amid evidence that infected humans could transmit the virus to their pets. The company advised...
Apr 20, 2020
Chicago Fed economic index takes recessionary plunge in March
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chicago Federal Reserve measure of the national economy plunged to recessionary levels in March as the country responded to the coronavirus pandemic, a bro...
Apr 20, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro says hopes coronavirus quarantine measures end this week
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he hoped this would be the last week of stay-at-home measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, wishing for an ...
Apr 20, 2020
