NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s coronavirus death toll neared the bleak milestone of 200,000 with another 2,771 fatalities reported on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections.Family members sit next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium […]
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares rose on Tuesday ahead of a slew of earnings reports from blue-chip companies, including Maruti Suzuki India, even as new cases of COVID-19 in the country held above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day.A bird flies past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File PhotoThe NSE Nifty 50 […]
Read more(Recasts, adds market comments, onshore repayment, CDS) SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) – Offshore bonds issued by subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned bad loan giant China Huarong Asset Management Co fell on Tuesday, after Fitch Ratings downgraded the parent company, even as Huarong companies met deadlines on debt repayment. Fitch Ratings said late on Monday that it had downgraded the long-term issuer […]
Read moreFox Business Flash top headlines for April 26 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Roughly 57% of investor votes cast backed healthcare company Johnson & Johnson's executive pay for 2020, a low level of support for a proposal most shareholders usually rubberstamp. The low support, not including abstentions, for the non-binding proposal comes after the Office of the Illinois State […]
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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk down a street in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 in the United States fell 16% last week to about 409,000, the biggest percentage drop in weekly new cases since February, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county […]
Read moreSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian apparel retailer Grupo de Moda Soma is in exclusive talks to acquire Cia Hering for 5.3 billion reais ($967 million) in a cash and share deal, according to securities filings by both companies on Monday. The acquisition will involve a cash payment to Hering shareholders of 9.630957 reais per share, plus 1.625107 share of Grupo […]
Read moreTesla CEO Elon Musk to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will host ‘SNL’ with Miley Cyrus. FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo, Dagen McDowell and Laffer Tengler Investments CIO Nancy Tengler with more. Tesla Inc. will report a record quarterly profit when it releases first-quarter results after Monday’s closing bell, analysts say. The Palo Alto, California-based electric-vehicle […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Years from now, 2021 may be seen as the moment the European Union took a leap forward from its post-World War Two birth as a coal and steel bloc to a modern green and digital economy.FILE PHOTO: Metal coils are seen at ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Yves HermanIt could also be one […]
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FILE PHOTO: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering before flagging off the “Dandi March”, or Salt March, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, in Ahmedabad, India, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amit DaveNEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed the evolving coronavirus situation with U.S. President Joe Biden, the government said in a […]
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