Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sierra Leone iron ore crisis creates debt-racked ghost town
By Cooper Inveen LUNSAR, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - In the months since Sierra Leone's largest iron ore mine laid off almost all its workers due to a legal dispute with the government, the once bustling...
Mar 5, 2020
HSBC employee in London has coronavirus: sources
(Reuters) - An employee in HSBC's research department in London has tested positive for coronavirus, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. The employee informed the bank at the weekend and staff who...
Mar 5, 2020
Southwest Airline sees first-quarter revenue hit from coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it expects a hit of $200 million to $300 million to its first-quarter operating revenue from a fall in customer demand and an increase in trip cancel...
Mar 5, 2020
'Vulnerable' German industry prepares for supply chain disruption
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus is exposing the export-orientated German economy's vulnerability to disruptions in global trade that will likely keep the industrial sector mired in recession this y...
Mar 5, 2020
'They're addicted to me': How immigrants keep U.S. heartland cities afloat
By Howard Schneider ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - One evening last fall, Jawad Rahimi held forth in his downtown bodega as a steady stream of hockey fans en route to a St. Louis Blues game mingled with his ne...
Mar 5, 2020
HP rejects Xerox's raised takeover offer
(Reuters) - HP Inc on Thursday rejected Xerox Holdings Corp's raised bid of about $35 billion, saying that the offer still undervalued the personal computer maker. The U.S. printer maker had increased...
Mar 5, 2020
HSBC clears out London trading floor on virus scare: Financial News
(Reuters) - HSBC has evacuated its entire research department and parts of its trading floor at its Canary Wharf office in London after a coronavirus scare, the Financial News reported on Thursday. Th...
Mar 5, 2020
UK Supreme Court refuses permission for Dubai ruler to appeal publicity ruling
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top court on Thursday refused Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum permission to appeal a ruling allowing publication of two judgments given in a legal batt...
Mar 5, 2020
With North Korea border shut, China warns citizens to keep away, or else
By Keith Zhai and Josh Smith SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told people to stay away from the border with North Korea, which has banned people from China to keep out the coronavi...
Mar 5, 2020
BOJ may take steps to ease financial strain of virus-hit firms: sources
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may take steps this month to ensure companies hit by the coronavirus outbreak do not face a financial squeeze before the March end...
Mar 5, 2020
