Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK still looking at COVID booster shot options: vaccines minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British officials are currently looking at which COVID-19 vaccines would offer the best booster shot for vulnerable people later this year and no decisions have been taken yet, vacc...
May 05, 2021
Novo Nordisk ups guidance after Q1 results beat expectations
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest manufacturer of diabetes drugs, raised its financial forecast in local currencies on Wednesday after reporting first quarter sales an...
May 05, 2021
Stellantis sees heavier impact from chip shortage in Q2 vs Q1
MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis, the world's fourth largest carmaker, said on Wednesday it expects the global shortage of semiconductors to affect production this quarter more heavily than in the first th...
May 05, 2021
South Korea says AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 87% effective after first shot
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - One dose of COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca Plc and Pfizer was 86.6% effective in preventing infections among people aged 60 and older, real world data released by...
May 05, 2021
Hugo Boss expects sales to double in second quarter
BERLIN (Reuters) -German fashion house Hugo Boss saw first-quarter sales almost double in mainland China, and its casualwear business returned to growth, predicting a rebound in the rest of the busine...
May 05, 2021
India central bank allows fresh moratorium for small borrowers as COVID-19 cases spike
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank asked banks on Wednesday to let certain borrowers have more time to repay loans, among other support measures, amid a major second wave of COVID-19 infections i...
May 05, 2021
Utility Veolia posts higher Q1 profits and keeps 2021 outlook
PARIS (Reuters) - French utility Veolia, which last month agreed a 13 billion euros ($15.6 billion) merger deal with rival Suez, posted higher first quarter earnings on Wednesday and kept its 2021 fin...
May 05, 2021
Thailand records first case of Brazilian coronavirus variant in quarantine
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday recorded its first case of a coronavirus variant first detected in Brazil from an overseas arrival in state quarantine, an official said "At this time, we hav...
May 05, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: COVID-19 vaccine patents dominate global trade talks World Trade Organization members will assess on Wednesday signs of progre...
May 05, 2021
Scottish nationalists unlikely to win a majority, poll indicates
LONDON (Reuters) -Scottish nationalists are unlikely to win an outright majority in Thursday's parliamentary election, a blow to their hopes of demanding an independence referendum that could split ap...
May 05, 2021
