Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No takers: Hyundai cars sit in U.S. ports as virus keeps buyers away
By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - As Detroit's automakers shut production in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea's Hyundai Motor cranked up its factories back home to ship ...
Apr 21, 2020
How Trump allies have organized and promoted anti-lockdown protests
By Michael Martina, Jarrett Renshaw and Tim Reid HARRISBURG, Pa./DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican politicians and individuals affiliated with President Donald Trump's re-election campaign are organizing...
Apr 21, 2020
CDC chief warns 2nd COVID-19 wave may be worse, arriving with flu season
(Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus is expected to hit the United States next winter and could strike much harder than the first because it would likely arrive at the start of influenza seaso...
Apr 21, 2020
Cowboys’ Jones: No timeframe for Prescott contract
Dak Prescott is a priority without a deadline for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys gave Prescott, 26, the exclusive franchise tag before he could become a free agent in March, preventing him from negot...
Apr 21, 2020
Report: Sixers’ Simmons ready for NBA return
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons feels healthy and ready to return to basketball when the league gives the all clear from the coronavirus pandemic. Simmons was dealing with a nerve impingeme...
Apr 21, 2020
‘This is not real life’- the Louisiana family devastated by the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Susan Morrison lost her 39-year-old stepbrother, Lawrence Jones, from coronavirus complications on April 8. A day later, her 83-year-old father, Feaster Dorsey, also became a COVID-19 vict...
Apr 21, 2020
Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela particularly hit by oil slump among Latam producers
By Marianna Parraga MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Prices of key Latin American crude grades plunged this week following the crash in benchmark crude futures, aggravating an already-weak market that has seen...
Apr 21, 2020
Quest Diagnostics starts antibody testing for coronavirus
(Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Tuesday it has started testing using blood samples to detect COVID-19 antibodies and expects to ramp up capacity over the coming weeks as public health expert...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. oil crash adds to revenue woes for energy-producing states
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - The massive downturn in the beleaguered oil market is compounding financial problems for U.S. states and local governments that rely on energy production for revenu...
Apr 21, 2020
Fitch downgrades New Jersey, says combating virus fallout to weaken finances
(Reuters) - New Jersey's credit ratings were downgraded on Tuesday by Fitch Ratings, which cited expectations the state's finances will "significantly weaken" due to the coronavirus outbreak. The stat...
Apr 21, 2020
