Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amtrak names new CEO to head money-losing passenger railroad
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak said Monday it had tapped Atlas Air's chief executive to run the money-losing U.S. passenger railroad that has seen record traffic. William J. Flynn w...
Mar 02, 2020
Brazil posts $3.1 billion trade surplus in Feb, no coronavirus impact yet
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil posted a trade surplus of $3.1 billion in February, official data showed on Monday, far stronger than forecast and confounding any expectations that the co...
Mar 02, 2020
Exclusive: CVC seeks up to 20 billion euros for new buyout fund - sources
By Chibuike Oguh and Arno Schuetze NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners Ltd is looking to raise up to 20 billion euros ($22 billion) for its latest flagship buyout fund, in what would b...
Mar 02, 2020
Stock swoon hands investors fresh buying opportunities
By Lewis Krauskopf and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest investment firms are betting that one of the worst sell-offs in years is an opportunity to buy on the c...
Mar 02, 2020
Mexicans eager to see Pena Nieto probed for corruption: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The vast majority of Mexicans want former President Enrique Pena Nieto to be investigated for corruption, a poll showed on Monday, offering a potential winning issue for the cu...
Mar 02, 2020
Israeli exit polls show election victory within Netanyahu's grasp
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Victory in a cliffhanger Israeli election on Monday seemed to be within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's grasp, with exit polls showing him just one seat short of a governing ...
Mar 02, 2020
For signs that the stocks panic is over, watch bonds
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) - Investors wanting to see if the worst is over for the dramatic selloff in stocks should look to U.S. Treasuries for clues, as an ebbing in the considerable demand for the...
Mar 02, 2020
U.S. homeowners, banks approach refinancing field day
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage borrowers may soon be able to refinance at rates even lower than they were on the heels of the country's recession a decade ago, in what industry sour...
Mar 02, 2020
Colombia's current account deficit grew to 4.3% of GDP in 2019
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's current account deficit grew to 4.3% of gross domestic product in 2019, due to higher outflows of foreign investment and a negative trade balance, the central bank said o...
Mar 02, 2020
Two-week U.N. gender equality meeting cut to one day over coronavirus
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An annual two-week United Nations meeting on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, usually attended by thousands of people from around the world, ha...
Mar 02, 2020
