Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As delivery workers emerge as frontline soldiers, India's government warms to e-commerce
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three days after India imposed a nationwide lockdown, Devender Singh revved up his motorcycle to deliver meat and eggs to customers - but his heart was in hi...
Apr 08, 2020
Virus lockdown threatens $60 billion in UK dividends: report
LONDON (Reuters) - UK-listed companies could cancel about $60 billion in dividend payments this year following Britain's lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus cris...
Apr 08, 2020
Most small factories in England plan job cuts, despite government help: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of small manufacturers in England plan to cut jobs despite government programmes to help them through the coronavirus hit to the economy, which many deem insufficient...
Apr 08, 2020
Exclusive: Airbnb to restrict bookings on its platform in Britain
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Home rental firm Airbnb will block British bookings on its platform for the vast majority of customers on Thursday, allowing only key workers to stay in properties...
Apr 08, 2020
Trump: Like to reopen the U.S. economy with a 'big bang'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to reopen the U.S. economy with a "big bang" but that the death toll from the coronavirus needs to be on the down slo...
Apr 08, 2020
Automakers push to reopen plants with testing and lots of masks
By Giulio Piovaccari and Joseph White MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) - Global automakers reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating efforts to restart factories from Wuhan to Maranello to Michigan, ...
Apr 08, 2020
New York hospital sends some 'borderline' COVID-19 patients home with oxygen monitors
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some coronavirus patients who would have been admitted into the emergency department at a New York hospital are being sent home with an oxygen-monitoring device ...
Apr 08, 2020
Atomic bombs and whale sharks: How to calculate age of world's largest fish
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out how to calculate the age of whale sharks - Earth's largest fish - with some guidance from the radioactive fallout spawned by Cold War-...
Apr 08, 2020
BlackRock will not layoff employees due to COVID-19 pandemic: CEO
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, will not layoff any employees during the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said on Wednesday. The ...
Apr 08, 2020
Virgin Islands at odds with Epstein estate over 'broad' liability releases
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Women who say they were abused by deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to sign broad liability waivers in order to get payouts from his estate, the ...
Apr 08, 2020
