Category Archives: Syndicated
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters on anniversary of power-sharing deal
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who gathered on Monday, some burning car tyres, to mark the anniversary of a transitional power-sharing...
Aug 17, 2020
Senate Democrats urge U.S. Postal Board to reverse service changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Monday urged the U.S. Postal Service board of governors to reverse a series of changes adopted by the new postmaster general that they say have led to mail s...
Aug 17, 2020
Robinhood raises $200 million, valuation rises to $11.2 billion
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc, the fintech startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, said on Monday it has raised $200 million in its latest funding from investment firm ...
Aug 17, 2020
G7 ‘less pessimistic’ on global economy, says Italy’s finance minister
MILAN (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies see a global economic scenario that is less pessimistic than forecast, Italian Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri said in...
Aug 17, 2020
New French COVID-19 infections sharply down, hospitalisations edge higher
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 493 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours on Monday, sharply down from a caseload of above 3,000 each on the two previous days. However, ...
Aug 17, 2020
Goldman sees S&P 500 surging to 3,600 by end-2020
(Reuters) - A potential COVID-19 vaccine and bets of an economic rebound in 2021 will lift the S&P 500 to 3,600 by the end of the year, Goldman Sachs said, bumping its target for the index by 20% as i...
Aug 17, 2020
Bitcoin hits highest in 13 months as 2020 rally gathers steam
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped to its highest in over a year on Monday, adding to a 2020 rally that has seen it more than treble in price since March. The biggest cryptocurrency gained 4.4% to $12,...
Aug 17, 2020
Brazilian indigenous tribe blocks key grains export route BR-163: witness
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (Reuters) - Members of the Kayap tribe blocked a key grains transport route in center-west Brazil, a Reuters witness saw on Monday, protesting a perceived lack of protection fro...
Aug 17, 2020
Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes
PORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Residents and firefighters in northwestern Brazil are battling fires that are raging in the Amazon, destroying farmland and threatening their homes. The blazes, that oc...
Aug 17, 2020
New York Governor Cuomo says gyms can open as soon as August 24 with restrictions
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday said that the state's gyms could open as soon as Aug 24 at 33% capacity as long as they enforce strict health measures, including mask-wearing, to ...
Aug 17, 2020
