Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. manufacturing activity near 1-1/2-year high: ISM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to its highest level in nearly 1-1/2 years in July as orders increased despite a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections, which is raising ...
Aug 03, 2020
Trump wants to see immediate action on unemployment and eviction aid, says Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump favors immediate action on higher unemployment benefits and eviction aid while policymakers debate a broader coronavirus aid bill, White House adviser Pet...
Aug 03, 2020
White House, Congress face tough week of coronavirus aid talks
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats and Trump administration officials faced increasing pressure to come up an agreement on coronavirus aid legislatio...
Aug 03, 2020
Isaias expected to regain hurricane strength, make landfall in Carolinas
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to regain its hurricane strength on Monday as it moves up the East Coast of the United States and could make landfall in North Carolina or South Carolina ...
Aug 03, 2020
Earnings, Microsoft set to boost Wall St. as investors await stimulus
By Sagarika Jaisinghani and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday as Microsoft's pursuit of TikTok's U.S. operations and a clutch of upbeat quarterly ear...
Aug 03, 2020
Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other dis...
Aug 03, 2020
Long-term complications of COVID-19 signals billions in healthcare costs ahead
By Caroline Humer, Nick Brown and Emilio Parodi NEW YORK (Reuters) - Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick aga...
Aug 03, 2020
J.C. Penney’s survival hinges on urgent sale negotiations
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - The survival of J.C. Penney Co Inc hangs on whether the department store chain can reach a complex deal within days to sell itself to an alliance of retail mavens ...
Aug 03, 2020
Exclusive: Chipotle, fast food brands set for new wave of hiring
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc wants to hire another 10,000 employees in coming months as its sales rebound, an official said, one of several big restaurant chains look...
Aug 03, 2020
Lilly starts late-stage study of COVID-19 drug in nursing homes
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co said on Monday it is beginning a late-stage trial to study whether one of its experimental COVID-19 antibody treatments can prevent the virus...
Aug 03, 2020
