Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: News and quotes from Julian Assange's extradition hearing
LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange appeared before a British court for a third day on Wednesday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48-year-old on trial for ha...
Feb 26, 2020
'We're fine but bored,' says guest in Tenerife hotel in coronavirus lockdown
TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - "Everything is very quiet," says Briton Christopher Betts, one of more than 700 guests spending a second day in lockdown at a four-star Tenerife hotel on Wednesday after fo...
Feb 26, 2020
Indian stocks likely to rise this year, depending on economic recovery: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian stocks are likely to rise this year but only by a bit more than half as much as in 2019, according to market strategists polled by Reuters poll, who said...
Feb 26, 2020
Italy's Credito Fondiario says targets further growth before possible IPO
MILAN (Reuters) - Credito Fondiario wants to grow further in size before looking into a long-awaited possible stock market listing, the general director of the Italian bank and bad loan specialist own...
Feb 26, 2020
ECB may need clearer inflation target: Makhlouf
BERLIN (Reuters) - The current formulation of the European Central Bank's inflation target may be leading to confusion and misunderstandings, Irish central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesda...
Feb 26, 2020
Britain's Lloyds to cut 780 jobs: union
By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest domestic bank Lloyds is planning to axe 780 jobs as part of ongoing cost-cutting at the lender, union Unite said on Wednesday. Th...
Feb 26, 2020
Analysts lower Japan share market forecasts as virus spreads: Reuters poll
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Analysts are scaling back their bullish forecasts for gains in Japanese shares, as the spreading coronavirus outbreak has raised recession risks and cast a pall over...
Feb 26, 2020
Too early to assess impact of coronavirus on EU economy: Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - It is still too early to assess the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the European Union economy, the bloc's economics commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday. "An asse...
Feb 26, 2020
Colorado lawmakers set to approve death penalty repeal
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - State lawmakers in Denver were expected to pass and send to the governor on Wednesday a bill that would repeal the death penalty in Colorado, making it the 22nd sta...
Feb 26, 2020
Japan defends cautious approach on coronavirus testing amid concerns
By Linda Sieg and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's health ministry on Wednesday defended its cautious approach to coronavirus testing as domestic cases increased and South Korea prepared to t...
Feb 26, 2020
