Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. mortgage rates reach historic depths below 3%: Freddie Mac
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell below 3% for the first time in nearly 50 years, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday. The 30-year mortgage rate fell to an ...
Jul 16, 2020
Virus surges. Work hours plateau. U.S. may be flattening the wrong curve
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery showed signs of plateauing last week as the country battled rising coronavirus case counts and an increasingly fractured government response,...
Jul 16, 2020
Iran security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters: witnesses
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian security forces fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse anti-establishment demonstrators gathered in the southwestern city of Behbahan, witnesses told Reuters, adding there wa...
Jul 16, 2020
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests for jobs in the marginalized southern region of Tatouine, w...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. airlines would accept new bailout without additional strings: trade group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trade group representing major U.S. airlines said Thursday it is not actively seeking new government assistance but would accept new bailout funds as long as new strings were ...
Jul 16, 2020
Motor racing: Ferrari drivers move on from Austrian collision
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc put their Styrian Grand Prix collision behind them on Thursday, but without much optimism for the immediate future. Ferrari, l...
Jul 16, 2020
Johns, Lindblom, Ryan named Masterton Trophy finalists
Dallas Stars defenseman Stephen Johns, Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom and Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan were named the finalists for the 2019-20 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Thur...
Jul 16, 2020
Attorney to review protocols of Washington NFL team
Washington's NFL team has hired an attorney to review the club's internal culture amid allegations of workplace misconduct, D.C. law firm Wilkinson Walsh announced Thursday. "We can confirm that our f...
Jul 16, 2020
Brazil's Campos Neto says economic outlook improving, recovery likely to be V shaped
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Central Bank President, Roberto Campos Neto, said on Thursday that the economic recovery seems to be shaped more like a "V" and, despite the expectation of a 6.4% GDP c...
Jul 16, 2020
France reports 534 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 534 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths from the virus on Thursday, hours after ministers urged people to start wearing masks in enclosed public places ...
Jul 16, 2020
