Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Representative Joe Cunningham tested positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Joe Cunningham, a Democrat from South Carolina, said Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, although his symptoms have already begun to improve. ...
Mar 27, 2020
Russia calls U.S. sanctions on Venezuela a 'tool of genocide' amid epidemic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday U.S. "narco-terrorism" charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were absurd, adding that sanctions on Caracas could become "a tool of genocide" amid...
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus aid deal is no panacea for coming U.S. state budget woes
By Karen Pierog (Reuters) - A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to ...
Mar 27, 2020
Factbox: Stay at home? Big U.S. states split on coronavirus response
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus approached 1,300, many state governors have ordered residents to stay home to slow the disease's spread, while others have...
Mar 27, 2020
New York Fed sets fee structure and terms for agreement with BlackRock
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve released the fee structure and terms for its agreement to hire the asset management firm BlackRock to guide some of the central bank's massive bond bu...
Mar 27, 2020
Hedge fund Fir Tree puts $410 million dislocation fund to work
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - After years of waiting and watching from afar, hedge fund Fir Tree Partners is spending $410 million from its dislocation funds on stocks, pockets of the cred...
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Ireland rise above 2,000, three more deaths
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ireland rose to 2,121 on Friday from 1,819 a day earlier, with three more deaths reported to bring the number of fatalities to 22, the he...
Mar 27, 2020
Zimbabwe orders total lockdown from Monday to combat coronavirus
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, and security forces may be deployed to enforce it, President Emmerson ...
Mar 27, 2020
Four passengers die on cruise ship with coronavirus outbreak off Panama
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Four passengers have died on board the MS Zaandam, a cruise ship currently off the coast of Panama with dozens of guests suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of...
Mar 27, 2020
Health officials clear Jazz players, staff of coronavirus
Utah Jazz players and staff have been cleared of the coronavirus, the team said Friday. "The Utah Department of Health has determined that all Jazz players and staff, regardless of prior testing statu...
Mar 27, 2020
