Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 697 new COVID-19 deaths as cases surge
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 50,909 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily case number since early September, and 697 new deaths from COVID...
Dec 01, 2020
House seen backing bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exch...
Dec 01, 2020
Fed’s Evans says economy ‘screams out’ for more fiscal help
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank is already doing "quite a lot" to boost the economy and has little scope to do much more, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Tuesday, callin...
Dec 01, 2020
Khaldun says a better trend in the state in regard to COVID-19 cases
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s top medical executive says she is seeing a better trend in the state in regard to COVID-19, saying the state's spread rate seems to be slowing, but re...
Dec 01, 2020
Automakers pledge to work with Biden to reduce emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing major automakers on Tuesday vowed to work with President-elect Joe Biden on efforts to reduce vehicle emissions even as the industry remains split over an e...
Dec 01, 2020
Most U.S. states expect to vaccinate healthcare workers within three weeks: CDC meeting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most state and local jurisdictions expect to be able to vaccinate their healthcare workers within three weeks of receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, an official from t...
Dec 01, 2020
Next year, Canadians may get a COVID-19 vaccine, billions in stimulus – and an election
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Next year, if all goes as planned, Canadians will get a free COVID-19 vaccine, billions of dollars in economic stimulus, and perhaps, insiders a...
Dec 01, 2020
Governor says she will have an answer early next week on status of shutdowns
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Without providing exact metrics on what will determine whether the three week “pause” that shut down indoor dining at restaurants, in-person classes for co...
Dec 01, 2020
Hedge fund veteran launches impact firm with former Jana, BlackRock executives
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund industry veteran Chris James, who co-founded technology oriented Andor Capital nearly two decades ago, is launching a new firm that will focus on i...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump to meet next week with industry, government officials on COVID vaccine
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will gather leaders from industry and government next week for a summit on the coronavirus vaccine, the White House said on Tuesday, as the ...
Dec 01, 2020
