Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Streaming service Disney+ crosses 50 million paid subscribers mark globally
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday Disney+ has garnered over 50 million paid users globally, with 8 million of them coming from India where the streaming service was launched last week. The ...
Apr 08, 2020
'Debt phobia': Mexican leader's coronavirus gamble
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - If supporters and opponents of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador can agree on anything, it's that he is very stubborn. He says so himself. Rarely dur...
Apr 08, 2020
Saudi Arabia to give $525 million for Yemen humanitarian, coronavirus response: minister
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will contribute $500 million to the United Nations humanitarian response plan for Yemen in 2020 and $25 million to help combat the spread of the new coronavirus, the ki...
Apr 08, 2020
Factbox: Insurers return part of auto premiums as coronavirus cuts driving
(Reuters) - Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving, as most Americans stay at home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavi...
Apr 08, 2020
Yemen's Houthis launch ballistic missile at Yemeni city of Marib: Saudi state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi state TV said early on Thursday that Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile at the Yemeni city of Marib, hours before a ceasefire announced by the Sa...
Apr 08, 2020
Starbucks sees sales impact from coronavirus stretching into end of 2020
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday the financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic would extend into the final quarter of 2020, but added that it had no plans to cut its quarterly dividend. ...
Apr 08, 2020
JPMorgan takes action against traders for using WhatsApp at work: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co, the largest U.S. bank, has taken action against more than a dozen traders for using WhatsApp at work, firing one and cutting bonuses for the rest, Bloomberg news repor...
Apr 08, 2020
Nicklaus: Fall Masters should favor McIlroy
World No. 1 Rory McIlory should benefit from a November Masters Tournament, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus said Wednesday. Speaking with Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" on Wednesday, the 18-time major ...
Apr 08, 2020
Cut salaries, taxes to reopen U.S. economy says Laffer, conservative fave
By Ann Saphir and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican economist Art Laffer, an architect of the Reagan era tax cuts that paved the way for historic budget deficits in the United States, has a...
Apr 08, 2020
Costco's March same-store sales jump as coronavirus triggers surge in buying
(Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp reported a 9.6% jump in March comparable sales, as customers stocked up on essentials to weather coronavirus-led lockdowns. U.S. comparable sales rose 10.7% for five ...
Apr 08, 2020
