Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ireland's 'Prudent Paschal' takes Eurogroup chair
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe brings a reputation for fiscal caution to his new role as president of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers, having ...
Jul 09, 2020
WTA adds Prague, Lexington events to provisional calendar
(Reuters) - The WTA on Thursday confirmed the addition of events in Prague, Czech Republic and Lexington, United States, to its provisional calendar which now features 21 tournaments. The WTA Tour, su...
Jul 09, 2020
Netanyahu pledges more welfare spending as COVID forces new shutdowns
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new welfare package on Thursday for Israelis who have lost livelihoods due to the coronavirus crisis, saying the measures would prov...
Jul 09, 2020
Finland's 2021 slow recovery outlook really worrying, says minister
(Reuters) - Finland's finance minister Matti Vanhanen said on Thursday that a weak investment outlook on key export markets will weigh on the economic recovery of the Nordic country, and saw the EU Co...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh FTC authority to seek ill-gotten gains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether the Federal Trade Commission can continue to require scam artists and firms that engaged in deceptive business practi...
Jul 09, 2020
Post-Trump era a possibility, Europeans see no quick fix to U.S. ties
By Luke Baker, Andreas Rinke and Philip Blenkinsop LONDON/BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Donald Trump loses in November, it's no secret that most European policymakers will be happy to see his back. B...
Jul 09, 2020
Morocco extends coronavirus emergency decree until Aug 10
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco extended on Thursday an emergency decree until Aug. 10 giving local authorities leeway in taking restrictive measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The cabinet mai...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh shareholder suit over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to avoid a lawsuit by shareholders of mortgage finance firms Fanni...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. Fed buys $21.7 billion of mortgage bonds, sells $3.6 billion
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $21.685 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities in the week from Jul. 2 to Jul. 8, compared with $22.705 billion purchased the previous wee...
Jul 09, 2020
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen taken into custody
(Reuters) - Micheal Cohen, the former personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, was taken into custody on Thursday, according to a lawyer for Cohen. Cohen was released from a federal prison i...
Jul 09, 2020
