Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prominent Democrats press Fed, Treasury to aid states, citing racial inequality
(Reuters) - With the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis, thre...
Jul 14, 2020
Futures rise with bank earnings in focus
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors geared up for quarterly earnings reports from the big U.S. banks to provide clues on corporate America's expectations f...
Jul 14, 2020
How to read U.S. economic data, without the spin
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the United States gears up for presidential, congressional and local elections in November, the country's economy is also on a rollercoaster ride. Attempts t...
Jul 14, 2020
Fight for control of U.S. Senate starts with Maine, Texas, Alabama primaries
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats could take a step toward wresting control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans on Tuesday when voters in Maine, Texas and Alabama cast ballots in nomi...
Jul 14, 2020
TikTok's U.S. users prepare for life without the video app
By Sheila Dang and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) - Ty Gibson, 20, of Greensboro, North Carolina, brushed off speculation last week on TikTok that his favorite video sharing platform was going to be banne...
Jul 14, 2020
EU fines ethylene cartel Orbia, Clariant, Celanese 260 million euros
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eu antitrust regulators on Tuesday fined ethylene companies Orbia, Clariant and Celanese 260 million euros ($295.5 million) for taking part in a cartel while Westlake avoided a pe...
Jul 14, 2020
Niche U.S. finance firms grease global trade of masks, gloves
By Anna Irrera and Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - From specialty finance firms to boutique investment banks, a disparate mix of small financiers is bankrolling a U.S. gold rush for ma...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. judge to decide whether Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell deserves bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge is expected to decide on Tuesday whether to grant bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate, who has been charged with luring young girls so the...
Jul 14, 2020
France scales down Bastille Day parade in concession to virus
PARIS (Reuters) - France held a scaled-down annual Bastille Day celebration on Tuesday, with none of the usual tanks and troops parading down Paris's Champs Elysees avenue, in a concession to the COVI...
Jul 14, 2020
Tokyo enlists nightclub workers for Q&A-style videos to fight coronavirus
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Alarmed by a spike in infections in Tokyo's nightlife districts, the metropolitan government has released educational videos in the form of a Q&A between nightclub h...
Jul 14, 2020
