Category Archives: Syndicated
Russia’s Alexandrova knocked out by Ferro at Palermo Open
(Reuters) - Russian eighth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova was upset 7-5 6-2 by Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro in the second round of the Palermo Ladies Open on Wednesday. Ferro's win was only the second of her c...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. lawmakers seek probe of investment firms’ dealings in Puerto Rico debt
By Karen Pierog (Reuters) - Five members of U.S. Congress from New York said on Wednesday that several investment firms involved in Puerto Rico's ongoing bankruptcy may have engaged in insider trading...
Aug 05, 2020
Factbox: Fauci talks vaccine prospects in Reuters interview
(Reuters) - Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the United States, spoke with Reuters correspondents Jeff Mason and Mike Erman on Wednesday about fighting the new surge in coronavirus ...
Aug 05, 2020
MetLife quarterly profit nosedives on lower premiums, private equity losses
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Wednesday posted a 43% drop in quarterly adjusted earnings, spurred by declining premium income and private equity investment losses. Adjusted...
Aug 05, 2020
Mexican cartel operated with ‘license’ from previous government, current official says
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A violent Mexican cartel that stole vast amounts of fuel from state energy company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) could operate for years because top gove...
Aug 05, 2020
Exclusive: Fauci says regulators promise politics will not guide vaccine timing
By Jeff Mason and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House...
Aug 05, 2020
‘Optimistic’ Democrats vow to stay in D.C. until coronavirus deal reached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic...
Aug 05, 2020
Brazil death toll from COVID-19 rises to 97,256: health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 57,152 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,437 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Brazil...
Aug 05, 2020
Fed’s Mester says reopening phase may be more protracted than many anticipated
(Reuters) - U.S. economic activity has slowed in recent weeks as coronavirus infections have risen, and the country's reopening phase may take longer than many initially anticipated, Cleveland Federal...
Aug 05, 2020
Biden says Trump’s China trade deal is ‘failing’ badly
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up rhetoric on President Donald Trump's handling of the United States' increasingly tense trade relat...
Aug 05, 2020
