Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former Fed chief Bernanke sees bad year, no quick recovery
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. economy could shrink 30% or more this quarter as stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the coronavirus outbreak choke off business, and it could be a couple years bef...
Apr 07, 2020
Bosnian band cheers up fans with weekly online 'Quarantine Show'
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's most popular band, Dubioza Kolektiv, invites its audience to "stay connected and disinfected" during a weekly "Quarantine Show" online to cheer up fan...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. treasury secretary to seek additional $250 billion for small business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he would seek an additional $250 billion to support small businesses hurt by the widespread economic slowdown. Mnuchi...
Apr 07, 2020
Ireland likely to extend shutdown as coronavirus toll rises
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's chief medical officer said on Tuesday he did not expect to be able to recommend a lifting of severe restrictions on economic activity and the movement of people by April 1...
Apr 07, 2020
Special Report: How federal snafus slowed testing at a top U.S. hospital
By Peter Eisler and Chad Terhune CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - The lab directors at the University of Virginia Medical Center felt powerless. In early March, people began arriving with symptom...
Apr 07, 2020
Ukraine lawmakers flood banking bill needed for IMF deal with thousands of amendments
By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers have proposed thousands of amendments to banking legislation required by the International Monetary Fund, threatening to derail an $8 billion IMF ...
Apr 07, 2020
TJX to furlough most of about 286,000 staff as stores stay shut amid pandemic
(Reuters) - Off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc said on Tuesday it would furlough most of the employees at its stores and distribution centers, as outlets remain closed to curb the spread of the coro...
Apr 07, 2020
France fourth country to pass the 10,000 coronavirus death toll
PARIS (Reuters) - France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections on Tuesday, becoming the fourth country to go beyond that threshold after Italy, Spain and the Un...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 374,329 coronavirus cases, 12,064 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 374,329 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 43,438 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of...
Apr 07, 2020
Colombian businesses call for more aid after quarantine extension
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian businesses on Tuesday called on the government to expand measures to help companies weather coronavirus, after President Ivan Duque extended a nationwide lockdown by two w...
Apr 07, 2020
