Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. * World At...
Apr 14, 2020
Ten U.S. states developing 'reopening' plans account for 38% of U.S. economy
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The ten U.S. states coordinating plans separately from the White House to reopen businesses shut by the coronavirus are responsible for an outsized proportion o...
Apr 14, 2020
Exclusive: Nurses at Mexico hospital hit by coronavirus say they were told to avoid masks
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Nurses at a public hospital hit by Mexico's worst coronavirus outbreak were told by their managers not to wear protective masks at the start of the epidemic to avoid sowi...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. movie theater operators aim for a late-summer blockbuster season
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. movie theater operators, who were forced to shut their doors in March to help slow the coronavirus spread, are aiming to welcome back crowds across the co...
Apr 14, 2020
GSK, Sanofi strike deal to develop COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Sanofi SA said on Tuesday they would develop a vaccine to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus. The drugmakers said they expect to start clinical trials for the vac...
Apr 14, 2020
JPMorgan profit plunges on coronavirus loan provisions
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co reported a 68% slump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic forced the largest U.S. bank to boost reserves to cushion it from a wave of potentia...
Apr 14, 2020
Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
By Greg Torode and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told R...
Apr 14, 2020
China's stocks short-selling at a record high
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The value of shares that investors in China's onshore stock markets have borrowed to sell short held close to record levels set last week, amid bearishness over the new coronaviru...
Apr 14, 2020
Wizz Air not considering plane deferrals, sees growth returning in 2022: CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - European low cost airline Wizz Air is not looking to defer any of the Airbus narrowbody planes it has on order even though it does not expect the market to grow again until 2022, it...
Apr 14, 2020
Johnson & Johnson cuts 2020 profit forecast on coronavirus uncertainty
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday cut its 2020 adjusted profit forecast, as the coronavirus outbreak causes uncertainty across global markets. The company now expects 2020 adjusted earnings per...
Apr 14, 2020
