Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BBVA moves some staff out of Madrid in coronavirus contingency plan
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's BBVA has moved up to 100 staff from Madrid to a location just outside the city as part of its strategy to cope with the coronavirus outbreak and other Spanish...
Mar 05, 2020
Kroger's quarterly profit, sales top estimates on private-label strength
(Reuters) - U.S. supermarket chain Kroger Co topped fourth-quarter profit and sales estimates on Thursday, boosted by strong demand for its high-margin private-label brands, sending its shares up as m...
Mar 05, 2020
JPMorgan shifts sales and trading staff to different offices amid virus outbreak: memo
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan has started to shift sales and trading staff to different offices as part of its contingency plans to keep its operations running smoothly through the coronavirus outbreak,...
Mar 05, 2020
Moderate Ukraine central bank rate cut expected next week: Reuters poll
By Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Lower-than-expected inflation and a slowing economy will prompt Ukraine's central bank to cut its key rate for the sixth time in a row next week from the current lev...
Mar 05, 2020
Pope Francis picks Savannah bishop to lead Atlanta archdiocese
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday named Gregory Hartmayer, the Roman Catholic bishop of Savannah, to lead the Atlanta archdiocese and its 100 parishes and 1.2 million Catholic...
Mar 05, 2020
Bulgaria declares nationwide flu epidemic
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria declared a nationwide influenza epidemic on Thursday to deal with the rapid rise of type B flu cases in the Balkan country, the health minister said. All schools in the Blac...
Mar 05, 2020
Exclusive: EU to clear with conditions Vodafone, TIM tower deal - sources
BRUSSELS/MILAN (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will give conditional approval to a plan by Vodafone and Telecom Italia (TIM) to create Italy's biggest mobile towers company, sources said on Thursd...
Mar 05, 2020
The failed escape: Sheikha Latifa's doomed flight from Dubai
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Three years ago, in secluded corners of a sprawling mall in Dubai, Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of the emirate's ruler, plotted with close friend Tiina Jauhiainen ...
Mar 05, 2020
Low rates, warming housing market - is it deja vu for Bank of Canada's Stephen Poloz?
By Fergal Smith and Kelsey Johnson TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz looks ready to end his term where he began, setting interest rates near historic lows to support the...
Mar 05, 2020
Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters, threatened former wife: UK judge
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wi...
Mar 05, 2020
