Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wall Street falls as New York joins California with coronavirus restrictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down more than 2% on Friday, extending the recent rout, as New York state ordered all non-essential workers to stay home ...
Mar 20, 2020
Mexico central bank cuts rate out of cycle, unveils financial system liquidity measures
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican central bank on Friday announced a 50 basis points out-of-cycle cut that brought its benchmark interest rate to 6.50%, along with other measures to support financia...
Mar 20, 2020
China removes threat of total ban on U.S. poultry if bird flu is found: industry group
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - China has promised it will not impose a nationwide ban on imports of U.S. poultry if the United States finds cases of avian flu, an industry group said, a policy ch...
Mar 20, 2020
McDonald's suspends buybacks, leaves dividend policy unchanged: CEO to CNBC
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has suspended share buybacks to help it navigate thorough the coronavirus crisis, but has not changed its dividend policy, Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski told CN...
Mar 20, 2020
Golf rankings frozen with McIlroy, Ko on top
The Official World Golf Rankings and Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings have been paused while golf events are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governing boards of both groups said Frid...
Mar 20, 2020
In relief for Canada's agriculture sector, temporary foreign workers to be allowed in
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will allow temporary foreign workers with valid visas to enter the country, officials said on Friday, offering possible salvation to the agriculture industr...
Mar 20, 2020
USA Swimming calls for Tokyo Games postponement
By Steve Keating and Amy Tennery (Reuters) - USA Swimming called on Friday for the Tokyo 2020 Games to be postponed for a year, hours after the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said athletes shou...
Mar 20, 2020
German states impose measures to keep people at home to contain virus
MUNICH (Reuters) - The German states of Bavaria and Saarland said on Friday they were imposing restrictions for two weeks that aimed to keep people inside their homes to slow the spread of the coronav...
Mar 20, 2020
UAE suspends entry of GCC nationals until approval of pre-examination mechanism: WAM
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates suspended entry of citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states until the approval of the pre-examination mechanism, starting at midnight today, WAM sai...
Mar 20, 2020
Costa Rica coronavirus case tally rises beyond 100: government
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica currently has 109 active cases of coronavirus infection, the health ministry said on Friday. Two people have died from coronavirus in the Central American country and t...
Mar 20, 2020
