Category Archives: Syndicated
Watchdogs, White House at odds over scrutiny of pandemic aid
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON(Reuters) - When Congress approved $2 trillion pandemic aid in March, many Democratic and Republican lawmakers agreed on safeguards against fraud and abuse to ensure that c...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to confirm McConnell protege to influential appeals court
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington. Justin...
Jun 18, 2020
Brazil set to test lower bound on rates, despite misgivings
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will likely be forced to put aside its misgivings and cut interest rates much further, testing the "lower bound" of rates as it battles aga...
Jun 18, 2020
Fed’s Bullard says U.S. economy not out of the woods yet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve bank President James Bullard said on Thursday that he is hopeful the worst of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have passed in A...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. sanctions Mexican firms, individuals over links to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Mexican companies and individuals and two oil tankers under a program meant to pressure the government of Venezuelan President...
Jun 18, 2020
Report: Some NFL coaches want season delayed
Some NFL coaches want the 2020 regular season delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN's Ed Werder reported. Of the three unnamed NFL head coaches Werder queried, one suggested a delay to the sta...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada’s Co-op Refinery reaches tentative deal with Unifor to end labor dispute
(Reuters) - Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), western Canada's third-largest oil refinery, said on Thursday it reached a tentative deal with the country's largest private sector union, potentially ending ...
Jun 18, 2020
Golf: Poulter, Hubbard share early lead at RBC Heritage
(Reuters) - Britain's Ian Poulter capped an error-free opening round with a birdie-birdie finish to grab a share of the early lead with American Mark Hubbard at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South ...
Jun 18, 2020
Hertz seeks bankruptcy loan after suspending stock sale: WSJ
(Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc is in talks for a bankruptcy loan of up to $1 billion to fund its business reorganization after suspending its plan to sell new shares, the Wall Street Journal re...
Jun 18, 2020
Horse racing: Stradivarius takes third successive Ascot Gold Cup
LONDON (Reuters) - Stradivarius, ridden by Frankie Dettori, blew away the field to land a third successive Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday in a race run without spectators due to the COVID-19 pand...
Jun 18, 2020
