Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus sinks German manufacturing output in March: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's export-dependent manufacturing sector saw the steepest decrease in output in almost 11 years in March, a survey showed on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic forced pla...
Apr 01, 2020
French manufacturing plunges into deepest slump in seven years: PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturing activity fell in March at the fastest pace in more than seven years as a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak hits companies and their clients...
Apr 01, 2020
China's ports brace for second hit as virus spread wipes out exports
By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ports and shipping firms are bracing for a second wave of supply chain disruptions that may be deeper and more prolonged than during the countr...
Apr 01, 2020
Europe's 2020 dividends expected to fall by about 40%: Barclays
LONDON (Reuters) - Dividend paid by companies listed on the pan-European STOXX 600 index for this year are expected to fall by about 40%, Emmanuel Cau, head of European equity strategy at Barclays tol...
Apr 01, 2020
Italy's factory activity contracts at fastest rate for 11 years: PMI
ROME (Reuters) - Italian manufacturing activity plunged in March at the steepest rate for 11 years, hit by a lockdown imposed by the government to try to contain the country's coronavirus outbreak. Th...
Apr 01, 2020
French car registrations dropped by 72% in March due to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - French car registrations dropped by more than 72% in March due to the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown ordered by authorities to fight the epidemic spread, France's car industry ass...
Apr 01, 2020
Spain pushes for an EU system for joint debt issuance to face coronavirus crisis
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Wednesday that there must be a way to issue common debt shared by European Union countries, be they coronabonds or any other mechanism...
Apr 01, 2020
Vietnam-based Hyundai, Honda plants close amid nationwide lockdown
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam-based Hyundai assembler TC Motor and Honda Vietnam have shut down their plants for two weeks amid a nationwide social distancing campaign to curb the spread of the coronaviru...
Apr 01, 2020
Amid Europe's lockdowns, no safety net for millions in black economy
By Giuseppe Fonte, Angelo Amante and George Georgiopoulos ROME/ATHENS (Reuters) - Bricklayer Salvatore La Barbera is worried that in a matter of days his family of four will run out of food and, with ...
Apr 01, 2020
Australian shops ration booze to foil hoarders amid virus shutdowns
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's retailers are putting limits on purchases of alcohol as hoarders turn their attention from toilet paper and other household essentials to drink amid a wide...
Apr 01, 2020
