Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global hotel room revenue slumps 5.5% in February as coronavirus spreads: data
(Reuters) - Hotel room revenue slumped 5.5% globally in February from a year earlier as the coronavirus outbreak brought the airline industry to a halt and travel bans hurt vacation plans, data from a...
Mar 20, 2020
Walt Disney delays India launch of streaming service
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has delayed the March 29 launch of its Disney+ streaming service in India, where it was gearing up to open another front against global rival Netflix Inc. The launch of Disn...
Mar 20, 2020
JPMorgan Chase to pay 'front-line' workers $1,000 bonus: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said Friday it will give "front line employees" a one-time bonus of $1,000, paid out in two installments in April and May, according to a memo sent to staff an...
Mar 20, 2020
Health Canada okays GSK unit's monthly HIV injection
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's HIV treatments division said on Friday that Canada's healthcare regulator has approved its long-acting HIV injection, in a major win for the British drugmaker after a U.S...
Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus drives surge in short-time work in Germany: labor office
BERLIN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of German firms announced this week they would switch employees to shorter work hours due to coronavirus, the Labour Office said on Friday, highlighting the severe...
Mar 20, 2020
UK social distancing measures may last a year, government advisers say
LONDON (Reuters) - Restrictive measures to minimize social interaction in Britain might need to be in place for a year to prevent the health service being overloaded, according to scientists advising ...
Mar 20, 2020
Quarterback Tom Brady signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, team says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six-times Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a "multi-year" deal, the National Football League team said on Friday. Brady, 42, w...
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. finance and exchanges say market must stay open during epidemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Keeping markets open in the United States during the coronavirus epidemic is critical for maintaining investor confidence, exchanges and market industry bodies said in a joint state...
Mar 20, 2020
Exclusive: Italy Treasury sees 2020 GDP falling around 3% amid coronavirus chaos - sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Treasury currently expects the economy to contract around 3% this year, hit by the lockdown imposed to fight the country's coronavirus ou...
Mar 20, 2020
Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections
By Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore launched a contact-tracing smartphone app to allow authorities to identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus as part of ef...
Mar 20, 2020
