Author Archives: Syndicated Content
CD&R to buy KKR’s Epicor Software for $4.7 billion
(Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc will sell business software maker Epicor Software Corp to Clayton Dubilier & Rice in a $4.7 billion deal, the companies said on Monday. Companies such as E...
Aug 31, 2020
With borders closed, South Africa pins hopes on cash-strapped local tourists
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Lisa Krohn's Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town - normally abuzz with backpackers from around the world - today sits largely empty, a sign of how the pandemic has crushe...
Aug 31, 2020
GSK, partner Vir join race to find COVID-19 antibody treatment
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline and partner Vir Biotechnology have started testing their experimental antibody on early-stage COVID-19 patients, entering the race to find a winner in a promising class of ...
Aug 31, 2020
Mexico’s Pemex tests limits of investor influence on climate change
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Simon Jessop MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - At a time when oil production is at historic lows, lenders who want Mexican oil giant Pemex to adapt to climate change are stru...
Aug 31, 2020
Moscow police open criminal case after anti-Kremlin blogger badly beaten
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow police opened a criminal inquiry on Monday after anti-Kremlin opposition activist and political blogger Yegor Zhukov was beaten and left bloodied outside his home at the week...
Aug 31, 2020
Thailand delays China submarines buy amid public outrage
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has postponed the purchase of two submarines from China, officials said on Monday, following more than a week of public outcry about a multi-million dollar procurement dur...
Aug 31, 2020
NHC says 70% chance of cyclone near Wilmington, North Carolina
(Reuters) - A low pressure system located near south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said ...
Aug 31, 2020
McDonald’s says terms of former CEO’s separation based on fraudulent statements
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Monday former Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook's motion against the company should be dismissed, reiterating that the terms of his separation from the company were...
Aug 31, 2020
Tight security, and an Arabic greeting, on first Israel-UAE flight
By Dan Williams OVER SAUDI ARABIA (Reuters) - On board a packed airliner taking U.S. and Israeli delegates to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, passengers were welcomed in Arabic as well as English ...
Aug 31, 2020
Turkey’s economy shrinks nearly 10% in second quarter under pandemic impact
By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy contracted by 9.9% in the second quarter as a coronavirus lockdown brought activity to a near standstill, according to data on...
Aug 31, 2020
