Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Wall Street futures flat as investors weigh grim data, await Fed’s next steps
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 were little changed on Wednesday after bleak consumer confidence data provided a sobering view on the health of the economy, while investors held...
Aug 26, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon faces new antitrust challenge from Indian online sellers, legal documents show
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online disco...
Aug 26, 2020
Framework review complete, Fed’s Powell starts hard sell for higher inflation
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - After a nearly two-year review, U.S. Federal Reserve officials feel they've hit on a better way to meet their key goals of steady inflation and maximum employment. On T...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. firms in Shanghai say WeChat ban could hit competitiveness, revenue: survey
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. companies based in the financial hub of Shanghai said Washington's planned ban on Chinese messaging app WeChat could badly hit their competitiveness and revenue...
Aug 26, 2020
Biden gets no convention bounce after Democratic gathering: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular support after last week's Democratic National Convention, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll rele...
Aug 26, 2020
Mike Pence to make case for Trump re-election in Republican convention star turn
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence takes center stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday to make the case that his boss, President Donald Trump, will bring ...
Aug 26, 2020
Laura to strengthen to category four hurricane by Wednesday: U.S NHC
(Reuters) - Hurricane Laura is expected to strengthen rapidly into a category 4 hurricane on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Laura, currently a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-S...
Aug 26, 2020
Protesters rounded up in Belarus; Nobel-winning writer due for questioning
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police have rounded up dozens of protesters heading home from peaceful demonstrations, rights groups said on Wednesday, after days in which the authori...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. to spend $625 million in five quantum information research hubs
By Jane Lanhee Lee SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide $625 million over the next five years for five newly formed quantum information research hu...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday hit back at a U.N. women's rights panel that said some U.S. states limited access to abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic, reje...
Aug 26, 2020
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