Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bolsonaro, Trump talk coronavirus help as Brazil cases rise sharply
By Lisandra Paraguassu, Maria Carolina Marcello and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday discussed cooperation between the two countries in the fi...
Apr 01, 2020
Analysts cut Asian firms' 2020 profit forecasts sharply on coronavirus worries
(Reuters) - Analysts are cutting Asian companies' 2020 earnings forecasts sharply on concerns that factory shutdowns and social distancing measures to combat the spread of coronavirus will hurt corpor...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. officials agree on new ways to control high tech exports to China - sources
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and ...
Apr 01, 2020
Pentagon looking to provide up to 100,000 body bags for civilians in virus outbreak
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is looking to provide up to 100,000 body bags for use by civilian authorities as the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the United States with a high dea...
Apr 01, 2020
Asian stocks slip as global recession looms
By Tom Westbrook and Herbert Lash SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equity markets and crude oil looked set for further losses on Thursday, after a dire warning about the U.S. coronavirus death toll a...
Apr 01, 2020
Trump considers canceling domestic flights to coronavirus hot spots
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering a plan to halt flights to U.S. coronavirus hot spots as the United States struggles t...
Apr 01, 2020
Australian police put a 90-day limit on 'draconian' virus measures
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state said on Thursday police enforcement of restrictions on personal movement intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus would last three months, as t...
Apr 01, 2020
Chilean consul in Argentine grains hub Rosario dies from coronavirus
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A Chilean consul in the Argentine grains hub city of Rosario has died after being infected by the coronavirus, Chile's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as the global pandem...
Apr 01, 2020
U.S. crude oil futures up 4.8%, support at $20
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures opened 5% higher on Thursday, reversing Wednesday's losses, despite growing concerns about a looming economic depression due to the coronavi...
Apr 01, 2020
Banks wary of liquidity extend expensive, shorter-dated credit to GE
By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (LPC) - General Electric Co is asking its lenders to replace US$20bn in revolving loans with a new debt package that will come with a smaller size and shorter maturities, s...
Apr 01, 2020
