Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
California hospitals struggle financially after preparing for COVID-19 surge that never came
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - As the novel coronavirus tore through Italy and then New York in March, California, anticipating a deadly surge in cases, ordered hospitals to shut d...
May 28, 2020
S&P futures tread water as Sino-U.S. tensions weigh
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures contracts for the S&P 500 were largely flat on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of an economic recovery against underlying tensions between the United States and ...
May 28, 2020
U.S. states, cities may snub Fed lending program over high rates
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - High borrowing costs will limit participation in a $500 billion U.S. Federal Reserve short-term borrowing program set up to address state and city revenue shortfall...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorder
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday that its previous flu pandemic vaccine, which used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under developme...
May 28, 2020
Trump leapfrogs back ahead of Obama in stock market gains
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is once again beating predecessor Barack Obama in stock market performance following a stunning recovery on Wall Street. After a 1.5% jump on ...
May 28, 2020
Amazon to offer permanent roles to 70% of 175,000 new U.S. hires
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70% of the U.S. workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the comp...
May 28, 2020
Nissan sets out survival plan after first loss in 11 years
By Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co unveiled a plan to become a smaller, more cost-efficient automaker on Thursday as it looks to recover from four years of tumbling profits that culmin...
May 28, 2020
Alibaba extends its reach in China as coronavirus outbreak opens doors
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China's biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and s...
May 28, 2020
Texas Supreme Court blocks ruling that expanded voting by mail
(Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court blocked on Wednesday a decision that allowed mail-in balloting for voters who feared for their health because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. "We agree with the ...
May 28, 2020
A pandemic nurse’s love letter to New York
By Shannon Stapleton and Clare Baldwin NEOSHO, Mo. (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has restricted almost everyone's freedoms in America but for Meghan Lindsey it has done the opposite. This is th...
May 28, 2020
