Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exxon to begin restart of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery this weekend: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to begin restarting its 502,500 barrel-per-day Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery as early as Friday with the largest crude distillation unit (CDU), said sourc...
Feb 28, 2020
Congo military intelligence chief dies of heart attack, wife says
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's military intelligence chief died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said, following media reports that an investigation had been opened into allegations th...
Feb 28, 2020
Bombardment intensifies in Tripoli, patients evacuated
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Bombardment of the Libyan capital Tripoli intensified on Friday, residents said, forcing the evacuation of some patients from a hospital near the capital's only functioning airport...
Feb 28, 2020
As coronavirus fears grow, private equity eyes distressed investments
By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Chibuike Oguh BERLIN (Reuters) - Major private equity firms, which have built up big distressed debt funds in recent years, are ready to snap up assets on the cheap if the co...
Feb 28, 2020
Explainer: How U.S. markets will function if coronavirus breaks out in NYC
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - If an outbreak of coronavirus hits New York, it could cause more sharp selling of stocks, but markets would likely continue to function even if the floor of the Ne...
Feb 28, 2020
Trump administration defends coronavirus response from rising criticism
By Susan Heavey and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday sought to reassure Americans that it was responding to the threat of a U.S. coronavirus outbreak, as the flu-...
Feb 28, 2020
VW proposes 35% dividend increase as 2019 profit surges 22%
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen said its full-year operating profit rose 22% to 17 billion euros ($18.5 bln) thanks to strong sales of higher-margin cars including sports utility vehicles and said sa...
Feb 28, 2020
Powell charged up for her first Formula E test
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Alice Powell has been unblocking drains and painting walls for her builder father over the winter months, but it will be emotion rather than emulsion on Sunday when ...
Feb 28, 2020
Danish F2 driver to miss Bahrain test due to coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Danish Formula Two driver Christian Lundgaard will miss pre-season testing in Bahrain starting on Sunday after being trapped in Tenerife by the coronavirus epidemic. The 18-year-old...
Feb 28, 2020
Mexico confirms first coronavirus cases in two men returned from Italy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Friday it had detected the first cases of coronavirus infection in two men who had recently traveled to Italy, making the country the second in Lati...
Feb 28, 2020
