Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Walmart beats same-store sales estimates on buoyant online demand
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc posted a bigger-than-expected increase in quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday as a 79% surge in its online business powered overall rises in spending on electronics, apparel ...
Nov 17, 2020
S&P, Dow futures retreat as coronavirus cases spike; Tesla surges
By Shivani Kumaresan and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow paused on Tuesday, a day after the indexes notched record closing highs, while Nasdaq 100 futures were boosted ...
Nov 17, 2020
Special Report: A Black man risks all to clear his name – and expose the police
By Reade Levinson and Lisa Girion ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - In a courthouse holding cell, Silvon Simmons changed from a jail jumpsuit into dress pants, a shirt and a tie. As a kid, he imagined b...
Nov 17, 2020
Tesla value set to jump $40 billion as S&P 500 beckons
(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc rose 11% before the bell on Tuesday, adding around $40 billion to the value of the electric carmaker and giving another boost to the fortune of billionaire Chief Execut...
Nov 17, 2020
U.S. hospitals to restrict Lilly COVID-19 antibody treatment due to limited supply
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals, weighing high demand and tight supplies, said they may limit use of a new Eli Lilly and Co antibody drug to COVID-19 patients with multiple risk factors fo...
Nov 17, 2020
Special Report: A cop shoots a Black man, and a police union flexes its muscle
By Lisa Girion and Reade Levinson ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - By the time Officer Joseph Ferrigno shot a Black man from behind, court records show, the Rochester cop had drawn at least 23 miscondu...
Nov 17, 2020
GameStop investor Ryan Cohen urges strategic review
(Reuters) - One of GameStop Corp's largest shareholders, Ryan Cohen, in a letter on Monday urged the videogame retailer to immediately conduct a strategic review of its business. "GameStop needs to ev...
Nov 17, 2020
Iran says U.S. move against it would face ‘crushing’ response
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Any U.S. attack on Iran would face a "crushing" response, an Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday, following reports U.S. President Donald Trump asked for options f...
Nov 17, 2020
Facebook, Twitter CEO’s to testify Tuesday to U.S. Senate panel over content moderation decisions
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Facebook and Twitter are set to testify before a congressional hearing on Tuesday that will explore their content moderation practices as...
Nov 17, 2020
Home Depot beats quarterly same-store sales estimates
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc beat quarterly same-store sales estimates on Tuesday, as a surge in demand for tools, gardening equipment and building materials from people upgrading their homes during the...
Nov 17, 2020
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