Category Archives: Syndicated
Muted celebrations as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth turns 94
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's record-breaking Queen Elizabeth turns 94 on Tuesday but the coronavirus lockdown means there will be little fanfare to mark the occasion. Elizabeth, the world's eldest and...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. economic shutdown may be too tight for ‘optimal’ outcome: Minneapolis Fed research
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Current U.S. economic restrictions may be twice as tough as needed to balance the risks of the coronavirus pandemic against the economic needs...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. revs up ventilator production for coronavirus patients as need wanes
By David Shepardson and Carl O'Donnell WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration, under pressure to do more to ramp up coronavirus testing in order to safely reopen the battered U.S. ec...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. energy industry steps up lobbying for Fed’s emergency aid: letters
By Michelle Price and David French WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. energy industry has asked the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending facility so that oil and gas com...
Apr 20, 2020
China may be keeping coronavirus data for commercial gain: Trump adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a...
Apr 20, 2020
Mexican president tells gangs to stop donating food, end crime instead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president chastised drug gangs on Monday, telling them to end violence instead of distributing food, after several reports across the country in recent days showed arm...
Apr 20, 2020
California researchers test everybody in one town for coronavirus
By Nathan Frandino BOLINAS, Calif. (Reuters) - Researchers began testing an entire town in northern California for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies on Monday, one of the first such efforts sin...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. crude futures up over $20, but still trade in negative territory
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil jumped over $20 per barrel on Tuesday but still traded below $0 after plunging into negative territory for the first time in history, dragged down by a supply glut and...
Apr 20, 2020
Connecticut reports spike in coronavirus cases, cites CDC classification changes
(Reuters) - Connecticut on Monday reported the state's highest one-day totals for novel coronavirus cases and related deaths, attributing the jump to a revised total count due to new classifications f...
Apr 20, 2020
Trump to consider stopping Saudi oil imports, sees price drop as short-term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump described a historic drop in oil prices on Monday as short-term and stemming from a "financial squeeze," adding the administration would consider sto...
Apr 20, 2020
