Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch police investigating after shots fired at Saudi embassy
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said they were investigating a shooting at the embassy of Saudi Arabia before sunrise on Thursday. No one was hurt. Several shots were fired at the building in The H...
Nov 12, 2020
Ukraine President Zelenskiy hospitalised due to COVID-19
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalised after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, a presidential official said on Thursday. "He first went home, but decided ...
Nov 12, 2020
Singaporeans snap up properties during worst ever recession
By Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean Jason Chen recently bought a S$1.7 million ($1.26 million) three-bedroom apartment in a swanky condominium, upgrading his home in t...
Nov 12, 2020
ICU beds full as COVID surges in Indian capital, weekend festival a worry
By Neha Arora and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - After his 92-year-old grandmother started coughing and her blood oxygen levels plummeted, Varunn Kaushik took her to two top private hospitals i...
Nov 12, 2020
Ukraine registers record for new COVID-19 cases: minister
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 11,057 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, its health minister said on Thursday, up from a high of 10,746 reported on Nov. 7. Maksym Stepanov said the...
Nov 12, 2020
Apple supplier Foxconn posts $1.1 billion quarterly profit; beats estimates
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, on Thursday reported quarterly profit that beat market estimates, amid surging demand for telecommuting devices as the pande...
Nov 12, 2020
Siemens beats industrial earnings forecast in CEO Joe Kaeser’s swansong
ZURICH (Reuters) - German engineering group Siemens on Thursday reported better-than-expected profit at its industrial business in the final set of results overseen by long-standing Chief Executive Jo...
Nov 12, 2020
Goldman hires Barclays banker Bion to ride insurance deal boom: memo
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has poached Barclays' insurance banker Marguerite Bion to win more business from Europe's biggest insurers as industry consolidation heats up amid ...
Nov 12, 2020
Uber-rival Bolt to invest over 100 million euros in European e-scooter market
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia-based ride-hailing service Bolt said on Thursday it would invest over 100 million euros ($118 million) in 2021 to become the largest e-scooter rental firm in...
Nov 12, 2020
PIMCO’s Ivascyn says vaccine boosts outlook for some pandemic-hit junk bonds
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - Positive data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine has improved the outlook for high-yield credit, especially for companies slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, said...
Nov 12, 2020
