Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Eli Lilly reports 15% rise in quarterly sales
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co reported a 15.1% rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday, boosted by higher sales of its top-selling diabetes drug Trulicity and also benefiting from customers stockpiling...
Apr 23, 2020
Doha and Riyadh submit bids for 2030 Asian Games
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Doha and Riyadh have submitted official bids to host the 2030 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Thursday. Qatari capital Doha hosted the 2006 Games but Sau...
Apr 23, 2020
Germany at odds with Apple on smartphone coronavirus contact tracing
By Douglas Busvine and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has chosen a home-grown technology for smartphone-based tracing of coronavirus infections, putting it at odds with Apple which has refus...
Apr 23, 2020
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
