Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Target's online sales skyrocket as shoppers stock up from their homes
(Reuters) - A surge in digital sales for U.S. retailer Target Corp in March and April offset the bulk of damage done by coronavirus lockdowns to in-store sales, but its margins continue to suffer alon...
Apr 23, 2020
NBCUniversal launches shoppable ads to help retailers hurt by coronavirus
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal said on Thursday it aims to help retailers that have been forced to shut down amid the pandemic through new ecommerce tools that will let people ...
Apr 23, 2020
Greece extends coronavirus lockdown measures by a week to May 4
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Thursday extended its general coronavirus lockdown by a week to May 4, saying any relaxation would be staggered out over May and June. Greek authorities imposed a blanket ...
Apr 23, 2020
Locked down Catalans mark St. George's Day with roses on balconies
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Stuck at home due to the coronavirus lockdown, inhabitants of Spain's Catalonia region kept up St. George's Day traditions on Thursday with roses on balconies and bo...
Apr 23, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 1,268; positive tests almost 28,500
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,268, the country's public health agency said on Thursday, rising from 1,217 people on Wednesday. The number of positive t...
Apr 23, 2020
South Korea to provide cash handouts to every household: Finance ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party and the government on Thursday agreed to provide cash handouts to every household, not just to families below the top 30 percentile of income as previously...
Apr 23, 2020
UniCredit appoints Hecker as global head of equity capital markets
MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit has appointed Jana Hecker, formerly at Deutsche Bank, as its global head of equity capital markets (ECM), Italy's biggest bank said on Thursday. It announced a spate of app...
Apr 23, 2020
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Sinan Abu Mayzer GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The electric lanterns and ornate decorations of Ramadan would normally be hanging in the streets of Gaza, the West Bank and east Je...
Apr 23, 2020
Fiat Chrysler to restart van production at Atessa plant at 70% normal rate: union
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler (FCA) aims to restart van production at its Atessa joint venture plant in central Italy at 70% of the normal rate, a union representative told Reuters on Thursday. FCA ...
Apr 23, 2020
EU executive mulls 2 trillion euro recovery plan: internal note
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering a plan that would produce two trillion euros to finance a European economic recovery after the deep recession that the coronavirus pandemic ...
Apr 23, 2020
