Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Warner Music IPO raises $1.9 billion in biggest U.S. listing this year
(Reuters) - Warner Music Group, the world's third-largest recording label, on Wednesday raised $1.93 billion in an upsized initial public offering, the biggest U.S. listing so far in 2020. The company...
Jun 03, 2020
Stock futures buoyed by optimism over economic revival
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Wednesday, with Nasdaq futures inching closer to a record high as investors remained optimistic about an economic rebound from a coronavi...
Jun 03, 2020
U.S. protesters, angry at Floyd’s death, defy curfew but violence subsides
By Jonathan Ernst and Brendan O'Brien WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. protesters ignored curfews overnight as they vented their anger over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of pol...
Jun 03, 2020
Exclusive: Flush with corruption cash, Brazilian states step up deforestation fight
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian states are bolstering the fight against destruction of the Amazon rainforest with millions of dollars from an oil company's corruption settlement that all...
Jun 03, 2020
Republican-led U.S. Senate probe to hear first testimony on Trump-Russia investigation
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A main figure in an investigation of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign's contacts with Russia is due to testify on Wednesday in a politically charged U.S. Sen...
Jun 03, 2020
Exclusive: Huawei hid business operation in Iran after Reuters reported links to CFO
By Steve Stecklow and Babak Dehghanpisheh LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Ir...
Jun 03, 2020
Argentina debt deal in sight as serial defaulter looks to avoid ‘zombie land’
By Marc Jones, Tom Arnold and Adam Jourdan LONDON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina, in default since last month, is tantalizingly close to pulling off a $65 billion debt restructuring deal with cred...
Jun 03, 2020
Germany’s Lufthansa posts first-quarter net loss of 2.1 billion euros
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa posted a net loss of 2.1 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in the first quarter, writing down the value of assets as the coronavirus pandemic hits the travel...
Jun 03, 2020
BlackRock focuses on China credit, oil and travel in Asia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's biggest asset manager, BlackRock Inc , called out oil stocks, domestic tourism and debt in China and India as investment opportunities in its Asia outlook on Wednesda...
Jun 02, 2020
Factbox: Eight U.S. states hold primaries for seats in Congress
(Reuters) - Eight U.S. states held primary elections on Tuesday, some of which were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, including some key congressional races. Here are details of the most interestin...
Jun 02, 2020
