Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
HSBC to revamp business model as lower interest rates hit profit
By Sumeet Chatterjee and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Tuesday signalled it would embark on a pandemic-induced overhaul of its business model, seeking to flip its ma...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. lawmakers: Special Counsel probing possible Pompeo campaign law violation
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic leaders of two U.S. House of Representatives Committees said on Monday the Office of Special Counsel had launched an investigation of Secreta...
Oct 26, 2020
White House adviser Kudlow says COVID-19 aid talks to continue on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trump administration talks with Democratic lawmakers on a major coronavirus relief package will continue on Monday as both sides work to find a compromise before the Nov. 3 elec...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. new home sales unexpectedly fall in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in September, but the housing market remains supported by record low interest rates. The Commerce Department said on Mond...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. early voting tops 60 million as historic pace continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go, a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in ...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. Vice President Pence tests negative for coronavirus: office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for coronavirus on Monday, his office said, after multiple senior aides tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. "This morni...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. offshore oil workers flee as storm Zeta heads toward Gulf of Mexico rigs
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil producers on Monday were evacuating offshore production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened overnight and look...
Oct 26, 2020
Chevron pulls some staff from offshore U.S. ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp said it was withdrawing non-essential staff from its U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities as Tropical Storm Zeta took aim at the Gulf. Zeta, the 27th named storm of...
Oct 26, 2020
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
By Christian Lowe and Tuvan Gumrukcu PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim ...
Oct 26, 2020
Coal baron Murray, a Trump ally who fought environmental regulation, dead at 80
(Reuters) - U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, an ally of President Donald Trump and a leading industry voice who called global warming a hoax, died on Sunday at age 80, U.S. media reported. Murray retire...
Oct 26, 2020
