Category Archives: Syndicated
IOC confirms protest ban remains: Telegraph
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games after several sports moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd...
Jun 09, 2020
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence
By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Mica Rosenberg and Brad Heath WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department moved swiftly to bring federal charges against 53 individuals accused of vi...
Jun 09, 2020
Oil drops after U.S. inventory build renews oversupply concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday as an industry report showed a rise in crude and fuel inventories in the United States, renewing concerns about oversupply and slumping fuel demand in th...
Jun 09, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global fina...
Jun 09, 2020
COVID-19 magnifies challenges to business in China -European business group
BEIJING (Reuters) - The COVID-19 epidemic has exacerbated already worrisome trends to doing business in China amid slowing revenue growth, regulatory obstacles and the clout of the state-owned sector,...
Jun 09, 2020
DoubleLine’s Gundlach bearish on U.S. dollar, says stocks ‘lofty’
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar is unlikely to make significant moves higher in the near term because of the ballooning budget deficit, Jeffrey Gundlach, the billionaire chief exec...
Jun 09, 2020
Japan wants to take lead for G7 statement on Hong Kong: Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong, where China has imposed a new security law, Prime Minister Shinzo A...
Jun 09, 2020
Japan’s wholesale prices sink at fastest pace in four years as pandemic hits demand
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's wholesale prices fell at the fastest annual pace in nearly four years in May, data showed on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic hit business activity and ...
Jun 09, 2020
Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Arizona again told hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans after cases spiked following reopening, turning it into a U.S. virus hotspot along with neighboring S...
Jun 09, 2020
Reports: Players propose 89-game season, rejection expected
In the latest back-and-forth between Major League Baseball owners and players over a potential 2020 season, the players union on Tuesday submitted a proposal to owners outlining what would be an 89-ga...
Jun 09, 2020
