Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan February factory output seen cooling, retail sales down for fifth month as virus hit deepens: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output likely slowed in February and retail sales dropped for a fifth straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak took an increasing ...
Mar 27, 2020
Uzbekistan widens lockdowns, boosts doctors' pay to fight coronavirus
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan locked down more cities and districts on Friday, and announced large bonus payments for medical workers, in its effort to slow the spread of a coronavirus, as it report...
Mar 27, 2020
Rescheduling Wimbledon would be no easy task: Jamie Murray
(Reuters) - Britain's Jamie Murray says organizers might find it difficult to reschedule Wimbledon for later in the season if the Grand Slam is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A decision re...
Mar 27, 2020
Falling Latam fuel demand leaves U.S. refiners without favored export customers
By Marianna Parraga and Devika Krishna Kumar MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demand for refined products in Latin America is quickly drying up as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, leaving U.S. refine...
Mar 27, 2020
France, Malaysia charter flights to bring home citizens stranded in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - France and Malaysia have organized chartered flights to fly out hundreds of their citizens stranded in Cambodia after Southeast Asian nation sealed borders and canceled flights ...
Mar 27, 2020
Mini-bull, tired bear, or something in-between
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Noel Randewich NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors could be forgiven for doing a double-take: Wait, we're back in a bull market? The Dow Jones Industrial Average's su...
Mar 27, 2020
MLB, union reach deal on stoppage-related issues
Discussions between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association regarding issues surrounding the coronavirus-induced work stoppage produced an agreement, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Thursday...
Mar 26, 2020
Taiwan's carrot-and-stick approach to virus fight wins praise, but strains showing
By Yimou Lee TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Health worker Huang Ching-yuan knows exactly what to do the moment her mobile phone sounds an alert that someone in home quarantine as part of Taiwan's stringe...
Mar 26, 2020
Olympics delay deals setback to Samsung's plans to win over Japan market
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were going to be its springboard to attain a long-held goal - making significant inroads into Japan's lucrative...
Mar 26, 2020
Thailand reports 91 new coronavirus cases and one death
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 91 new coronavirus cases and 1 fatality, bringing the total to 1,136 cases and 5 deaths, a health official said on Friday. The latest death was of a patient in Na...
Mar 26, 2020
