Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bow Street tries to oust Mack-Cali CEO in second proxy contest
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Investment firm Bow Street Capital called on Thursday for the ouster of the chief executive of Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and has nominated four directors to the ...
Mar 12, 2020
High-yield U.S. bonds suffer more pain as credit woes increase
By Kate Duguid and Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - High-yield U.S. bonds suffered more pain on Thursday, with major junk bond exchange-traded funds falling to the lowest level since February 2016 an...
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. Senate leader expects renewal of surveillance rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he was confident the Senate would approve legislation renewing government surveillance tools, and appeale...
Mar 12, 2020
Morning skates and practices canceled over coronavirus
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has advised its 31 teams to refrain from holding morning skates, practices or meetings on Thursday while it considers how best to deal with the coronavirus...
Mar 12, 2020
Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen's expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy, encroaching on business currently dominated by utilities and energy f...
Mar 12, 2020
Germany's Merkel urges Libyan PM al-Sarraj to sign ceasefire
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday, a German government spokesman said in a statement, urging him to move quickly ...
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. pork shipments to China fall to lowest ever: USDA
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. export sales of pork to China hit their lowest on record in the week ended March 5 even as access to ports improved in the world's top consumer of pork, the U.S. Agriculture D...
Mar 12, 2020
ATP suspends men’s tennis tour for six weeks over coronavirus
(Reuters) - ATP suspended its professional men's tennis tour for six weeks on Thursday, citing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, which has upended major sporting events across the globe. The ann...
Mar 12, 2020
Boeing shares plummet after new U.S. travel restrictions
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares in Boeing Co dropped more than 16% on Thursday on increased concerns over a fallout from news of sweeping U.S. travel restrictions on Europe meant to curb the spread of coro...
Mar 12, 2020
Taliban attacks need to go down considerably in Afghanistan, U.S. general says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general said on Thursday that the Taliban had to significantly reduce the number of attacks it is carrying out, after an accord it signed with the United States earli...
Mar 12, 2020
