Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's factory activity posts record contraction as coronavirus bites
BEIJING (Reuters) - Factory activity in China contracted at the fastest pace on record in February, highlighting the damage from the coronavirus outbreak on the world's second-largest economy. China's...
Feb 28, 2020
Options markets point to a potential bounce for U.S. stocks
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activity in stock options points to a possible rebound for battered U.S. equities, after markets notched their steepest weekly drop since the financial crisis as t...
Feb 28, 2020
Malaysia's Mahathir says to be PM candidate for former ruling coalition
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday he has agreed to be the prime ministerial candidate of the former ruling coalition, which collapsed this week when he resigned as ...
Feb 28, 2020
Golf: Steele takes second-round lead as Koepka misses Honda Classic cut
(Reuters) - Brendan Steele seized the second-round lead as the Honda Classic lost much of its star power when Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose missed the cut in Florida on Friday. American...
Feb 28, 2020
Nike shoe debate rages as runners weigh advantages at U.S. Olympic trials
By Amy Tennery ATLANTA (Reuters) - A debate over Nike's record-breaking distance footwear raged on ahead of Saturday's U.S. Olympic marathon trials, as the shoe's buzz-worthy technology continued to r...
Feb 28, 2020
Wall Street in coronavirus contingency mode with staff, visitors, regulators
By Michelle Price and Imani Moise WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks have been rolling out contingency plans to respond to the global coronavirus outbreak - requiring some staff to work fr...
Feb 28, 2020
U.S. vows to remain engaged with Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on Blue Nile dam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will stay engaged with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord ending years of differences over a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, U.S. Treasury Sec...
Feb 28, 2020
Spring training roundup: Strasburg struggles in spring debut
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg had a rough spring debut, giving up three runs in 1 1/3 innings, as the Washington Nationals lost 8-1 to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at West Palm Beach, Fl...
Feb 28, 2020
New coronavirus case in California is of unknown origin: county health officials
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The latest confirmed U.S. case of coronavirus, diagnosed in a California woman, is of "unknown origin" and was found in a patient who had not traveled overseas ...
Feb 28, 2020
Mainland China reports 427 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 28, up from day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China had 427 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Friday, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday, up from 327 cases a day earlier. That bri...
Feb 28, 2020
