Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed balance sheet at seven-week low as forex swaps keep dropping
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's massive stash of bonds and other assets slipped for a third straight week to its smallest size since mid-May, data released by the central bank on Thursday showe...
Jul 02, 2020
Dominican Republic eyes opportunities as U.S. firms adjust supply chains
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies are expanding and opening new plants in the Dominican Republic as they diversify their supply chains, moves that will help offset the economic im...
Jul 02, 2020
Another top federal prosecutor in New York leaves position
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Donoghue, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, is leaving his position for a high-ranking job at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, a spokesm...
Jul 02, 2020
Texas Republicans plan in-person convention during pandemic, pressured to change
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Texas Republican Party leaders will meet virtually on Thursday to decide if they will press ahead with an in-person convention in Houston later this month, or hold it online...
Jul 02, 2020
Regeneron, Sanofi arthritis drug fails late-stage study in COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi said on Thursday their rheumatoid arthritis drug Kevzara failed to meet the main goals of a late-stage study testing it in COVID-19 patients. A sep...
Jul 02, 2020
Texas governor Abbott orders that masks be used, limits gatherings to 10 people
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a statewide order that face masks must be worn in public in counties with more than 20 coronavirus cases, according to a written statement released by...
Jul 02, 2020
Ousted U.S. prosecutor Berman to appear for closed-door congressional interview
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Geoffrey Berman, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted from his job last month amid an investigation by his office into President Donald Trump...
Jul 02, 2020
UK confirmed coronavirus death toll rises by 89 to 43,995
(Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose by 89 on Thursday to 43,995 from 43,906 the day before, government figures showed. Including suspected ca...
Jul 02, 2020
Date set for sentencing of New Zealand mosque shooter
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The sentencing hearing for an Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's worst mass shooting has been set to begin on Aug. 24, the court said on Fr...
Jul 02, 2020
Golf: PGA renames Horton Smith award, citing his support for 'Caucasian-only' policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The PGA of America Board of Directors said it had renamed its Horton Smith Award, which was named for a former PGA president who supported a "Caucasian-only" membership clause. Sm...
Jul 02, 2020
