Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Business News (Master Feed)
U.S. proposes $1.5 trillion stimulus, $20 billion aid extension for airlines
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has proposed including a $20 billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over $1.5 trillion, Whi...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S.’s Mnuchin offers $1.6 trillion in stimulus: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U. S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made on Wednesday a counteroffer of about $1.6 trillion in stimulus measures to Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, a Bloombe...
Oct 01, 2020
Japan stocks trade halted due to technical glitch; Nikkei futures rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares remained suspended at midday break on Thursday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) earlier halted trading in all stocks citing technical problems. TSE said it does n...
Sep 30, 2020
‘Poking the bear’: Regional airline Rex using downturn to challenge Qantas, Virgin
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Virgin Australia shrinks to survive the pandemic, tiny Regional Express Holdings Ltd (Rex) is picking up some of its larger rival's planes and staff on the cheap -...
Sep 30, 2020
Fujifilm agrees manufacturing contract with VLP Therapeutics for COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Thursday it concluded a manufacturing contract agreement with VLP Therapeutics for a COVID-19 vaccine formulation. Fujifilm will use its manufacturing ...
Sep 30, 2020
Oil holds steady on hopes for U.S. stimulus agreement
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday after U.S. lawmakers postponed a vote on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package in hopes of reaching ...
Sep 30, 2020
With foreign tourists gone, Balinese rediscover seaweed farming
By Nyimas Laula and Sultan Anshori NUSA LEMBONGAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan island lapped by the Indian Ocean...
Sep 30, 2020
Japan business sentiment perks up as hit from pandemic begins to ease
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment improved in July-September from a 11-year low hit three months ago, a key central bank survey showed, in a sign the ...
Sep 30, 2020
Scorsese, Eastwood say U.S. movie theaters may not survive pandemic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film directors James Cameron, Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese joined forces with movie theater owners on Wednesday in an appeal for financial help, saying they...
Sep 30, 2020
Facebook sees uptick in Proud Boys content after presidential debate
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc identified an "uptick" in content related to the far-right Proud Boys on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump declined to condemn the group duri...
Sep 30, 2020
