Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Intesa Sanpaolo hires four additional advisers for UBI Banca bid
MILAN (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo has picked JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Equita Sim as advisers for its bid on rival UBI Banca , Italy's biggest retail bank said on Friday. The four investment ...
Feb 28, 2020
Coronavirus now poses 'very high' risk at global level: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now "very high" at a global level, the highest level of alarm, but containment is still possible, the World ...
Feb 28, 2020
Goldman expects 75 bps of Fed rate cuts by June
LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs expects the coronavirus to drive the Federal Reserve to cut U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points by June it said on Friday, implying as many as three cuts starting a...
Feb 28, 2020
Spanish court refuses U.S. extradition request for ex-Venezuelan minister
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Friday denied a U.S. extradition request for former Venezuelan minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa in connection with an investigation into money-laundering. It sai...
Feb 28, 2020
Mulvaney alleges U.S. media is focusing on coronavirus to hurt Trump, advises turning off TV
By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet, telling top conservat...
Feb 28, 2020
Both Illinois coronavirus patients recovered and returned home-governor
(Reuters) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday said that the state had "successfully contained" the coronavirus to two confirmed cases, with both patients recovering fully and returning home. E...
Feb 28, 2020
'Big Dog' and the 'omnipotent sheikh' - how Qatar saved Barclays
By Kirstin Ridley and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - When Roger Jenkins was asked to help Barclays avoid a state bailout at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, he was expecting a bonus not ...
Feb 28, 2020
U.S. lawmakers may vote on coronavirus response bill as soon as next week: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the country's coronavirus response as soon as next week, a congressional source ...
Feb 28, 2020
U.S. crude oil output fell in December for first time in 5 months
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil output fell to 12.78 million barrels per day in December from 12.86 million bpd in November, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly repo...
Feb 28, 2020
Agriculture Dept to boost funds for biofuel infrastructure: document
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department will make available up to $100 million in grants to expand the infrastructure needed to sell more ethanol, biodiesel and other r...
Feb 28, 2020
