Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexican billionaire Salinas says has contracted COVID-19
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican business tycoon and billionaire Ricardo Salinas has COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Wednesday. Salinas controls Grupo Salinas, a group of Mexican companies includ...
Oct 14, 2020
Yen firm as global lockdown worries return, Aussie slips on easing hints
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar and yen drew support on Thursday as rising coronavirus cases and scant progress towards a U.S. stimulus deal unsettled investors, while the Australian...
Oct 14, 2020
Californians fear more wildfires as winds pick up
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of households across Northern California braced for power blackouts on Wednesday as dry weather threatened to touch off a new round of the wildfires tha...
Oct 14, 2020
Oil holds gains on shrinking U.S. stockpiles
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose slightly in early trade on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell last week, adding to 2% gains overnight, as OPEC and its allies we...
Oct 14, 2020
Mainland China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases versus 20 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 14, down from 20 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said 10 of th...
Oct 14, 2020
McGregor accepts UFC offer to face Poirier on January 23
Faced with a take-it-or-leave-it offer, Conor McGregor has apparently decided it was too good to pass up. McGregor, via a social media post Wednesday, confirmed he has accepted the UFC's offer for a b...
Oct 14, 2020
Mexico’s coronavirus death tally nears 85,000, including 1,744 health workers
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 4,056 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 478 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 829,...
Oct 14, 2020
Asian stocks mixed on fading U.S. stimulus hopes, virus concerns
By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian markets were off to a mixed start on Thursday as hopes of U.S. fiscal stimulus before the presidential election faded and a record number of new coronaviru...
Oct 14, 2020
IMF’s Georgieva says private creditors, China need to fully participate in debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday called for increased participation in debt relief for poor countries by private creditors and Chi...
Oct 14, 2020
K-pop group BTS’ label Big Hit debuts at double its IPO price
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Big Hit Entertainment , the management label of popular South Korean boy band BTS, debuted at double its initial public offering (IPO) price on Thursday as investors scr...
Oct 14, 2020
