Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lufthansa Group to slash capacity by 50% as coronavirus spreads
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa said on Friday that its family of airlines would slash capacity by 50% in the coming weeks due to the coronavirus epidemic, making deeper cuts than earlier announced that ...
Mar 06, 2020
U.S. biofuel credits slump on expectation EPA will appeal refinery waiver ruling
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. renewable fuel credits fell more than 15% on Friday, traders said, after news the Trump administration plans to appeal a federal court decision that cast d...
Mar 06, 2020
China eases venture capital divestment rules to aid virus-hit economy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's securities regulator on Friday revised rules to make it easier for select venture capital and private equity investors to exit high-tech pre-IPO investments on the secondar...
Mar 06, 2020
Global recession risks have risen due to coronavirus: Moody's
LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus has increased the risk of a global recession this year, credit rating agency Moody's said on Friday. As part of a wholesale cut in its forecasts, Moody's said that a...
Mar 06, 2020
Three Biogen employees test positive for coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc said on Friday three of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a meeting in Boston last week, and that their condition was improving un...
Mar 06, 2020
Swiss report 210 diagnosed cases of coronavirus, one death
ZURICH (Reuters) - The number of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus in Switzerland has risen to 210, Daniel Koch, head of infectious diseases at the national public health agency, told a news c...
Mar 06, 2020
Bethlehem deserted after Palestinians declare coronavirus emergency
By Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh and Ali Sawafta BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - The streets of Bethlehem were near-empty on Friday as Palestinian police wearing masks patrolled the traditional birthplace of J...
Mar 06, 2020
Guyana police surround elections council amid dispute over vote results
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Guyanese police on Friday surrounded the nation's elections commission amid accusations that the results of this week's presidential election were altered to favor incumbent pre...
Mar 06, 2020
Investors look for buys as virus fears crush travel stocks
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bargain-hunting investors are eyeing the shares of airlines, hotels, cruise lines and other companies that have been among the worst-hit by the coronavirus outbre...
Mar 06, 2020
Trump approves $8.3 billion to fight coronavirus, cancels visit to CDC
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called off a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, saying he did not want to "interfere" as the agency races to stem the...
Mar 06, 2020
