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Asian stocks set to rise as drug trials, data push Wall Street higher
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to climb on Wednesday after another late Wall Street surge in response to upbeat trial results for a COVID-19 treatment and data showing...
Jun 16, 2020
Congo mining provinces impose new COVID-19 lockdowns
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo's southeastern mining heartland announced temporary lockdowns on Tuesday in an effort to widen coronavirus testing and prevent a worryi...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. unions urge Mexico to defend workers’ rights after labor advocate’s arrest
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Pressure is growing for Mexican authorities to release prominent labor lawyer Susana Prieto, arrested a week ago at a protest, with two U.S. unions concer...
Jun 16, 2020
Transparency needed to restore trust after 737 MAX crashes: FAA chief
(Reuters) - U.S. FAA chief Steve Dickson will tell a Senate committee at a hearing on Wednesday that transparency is key to restoring public trust in the agency and planemaker Boeing Co in the wake of...
Jun 16, 2020
Fed has lots of ‘dry powder,’ Kaplan tells Bloomberg Radio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve, which has cut interest rates to zero, is buying bonds to keep financial conditions easy and has opened up a raft of lending programs to backstop lar...
Jun 16, 2020
Bayer scraps U.S. plans to produce crop chemical blocked by court
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bayer AG said on Tuesday it will scrap a nearly $1 billion project to produce the chemical dicamba in the United States, but said the move is unrelated to a federal court decision ...
Jun 16, 2020
Tesla signs three-year pricing deal with battery cell maker Panasonic
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc has signed a three-year pricing deal with Japan's Panasonic Corp relating to the manufacture and supply of lithium-ion battery cells at the Gigafactory in Nevada, the electric ca...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. calls bid by men to avoid extradition over ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s escape ‘flawed’
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son, wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country, were advanc...
Jun 16, 2020
Southwest extends limited seating on flights through September
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it will continue to limit bookings on its flights until at least September to maintain space between passengers. Social distancing on planes, along wi...
Jun 16, 2020
South African Airways rescue would be costly, plan shows
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African government would need to find at least 10 billion rand ($580 million) in new bailout funds if it wants to rescue South African Airways (...
Jun 16, 2020
