Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Tropical Storm Sally’s to strength to hurricane, forecaster says
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical storm Sally will move over the north-central Gulf of Mexico on Monday before becoming a hurricane as it heads toward southeastern Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Ce...
Sep 14, 2020
Exclusive: EU to delay euro clearing decision due to Brexit divorce threat – source
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is set to delay a decision on allowing City of London clearing houses to continue clearing euro transactions for EU-based clients due to concern over Britain's pl...
Sep 14, 2020
Wall Street fundraisers turn into wallflowers during 2020 U.S. election
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Early this year, a prominent billionaire tried several times to organize a fundraiser for presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, a moderate who gained favor a...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S., California to unveil Daimler diesel emissions settlement: sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and California officials will on Monday disclose the terms of Daimler AG's $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a long-running government investigation in...
Sep 14, 2020
Futures lifted by M&A activity, vaccine hopes
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday on signs of progress in COVID-19 vaccine development and a flurry of multi-billion dollar deals, including a report of Oracle winn...
Sep 14, 2020
Russia’s ruling party loses majority in Siberian council targeted by stricken Navalny
By Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW/TOMSK (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party secured landslide wins at weekend regional elections but lost its majority in a Siberian city council conte...
Sep 14, 2020
Iconic new tower opens as pandemic crushes Manhattan office market
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - One Vanderbilt, the latest super-tall skyscraper to grace New York's skyline, opens Monday in a socially distant ribbon-cutting ceremony as COVID-19 leaves offices...
Sep 14, 2020
Retirements, layoffs, labor force flight may leave scars on U.S economy
By Howard Schneider and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she'd been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping job in March, during...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. to challenge World Court’s jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for the United States are expected on Monday to reject the jurisdiction of the U.N.'s highest court to resolve a case brought by Iran seeking to...
Sep 14, 2020
Myanmar casualties may represent war crimes: U.N.’s Bachelet
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that three years after a Rohingya exodus "no concrete measures" on accountability had been taken by authorities and said some cases of rec...
Sep 14, 2020
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