Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wisconsin governor asks legislature to delay Tuesday's primary, make all voting by mail
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - Democratic Governor Tony Evers said on Friday he was askingWisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature to cancel in-person voting in next week's presidential primary, ...
Apr 03, 2020
Global currency funds notch wins amid coronavirus volatility
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global currency fund managers racked up gains in the first quarter as they benefited from the extreme volatility that the coronavirus pandemic has stok...
Apr 03, 2020
Ex-NYU hospital employee who refused flu vaccine sues over his firing
By Jonathan Stempel A former employee at NYU Langone Medical Center sued the New York City hospital on Friday, claiming it illegally fired him because he refused on religious grounds to obtain a manda...
Apr 03, 2020
The watchdogs overseeing the $2.3 trillion U.S. bailout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Who's watching over the U.S. government's largest bailout in history - the $2.3 trillion in fiscal stimulus to fight the economic impact of the coronavirus? Four different watch...
Apr 03, 2020
Supreme Court postpones April oral arguments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has postponed oral arguments scheduled for April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The court, which had already delay...
Apr 03, 2020
'Crazy amounts of chicken' and masks - a small Washington grocer's typical day
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - A tall, surgical mask-wearing young man stands at the entrance as customers line up outside. A sign at the door - illustrated with stick figures drawn by the co-owner's 6...
Apr 03, 2020
JPMorgan says now accepting applications for federal loan program
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , the largest U.S. lender by assets, started accepting at Friday midday applications for loans from the federal government's paycheck protection program, accor...
Apr 03, 2020
Trump says Bank of America, others doing 'great job' on small-business loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump hailed one of the country's largest banks, as well as many small lenders, for making small business emergency loans on the first day of a new U.S. coronav...
Apr 03, 2020
'Iron Lady' Hosszu sees positives in Olympic postponement
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Katinka Hosszu, Hungary's 'Iron Lady' of swimming, will be 32 by the time the postponed Tokyo Olympics come around but rivals expecting to see signs of rust by 2021 ...
Apr 03, 2020
'Ridiculous' block-long lines at banks greet Argentine pensioners, at high risk for coronavirus
By Eliana Raszewski and Miguel Lobianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's elderly, the highest-risk group for coronavirus complications, crowded in long lines on Friday to withdraw pensions as bank...
Apr 03, 2020
