Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 survivors may have long lasting immunity; Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective in trial
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Nov 18, 2020
S&P 500 dividends seen dropping 1% in 2020
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - S&P 500 dividends are likely to fall about 1% this year, much less than previously expected, as companies reinstate previously suspended payments as they become more conf...
Nov 18, 2020
New York City public schools to close on Thursday as COVID-19 cases rise: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that the city's public school district, the largest in the U.S., would be closed for in-person learning starting on Thursday to ward of...
Nov 18, 2020
Infineon insulated from U.S.-China tensions: CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - German chipmaker Infineon Technologies is relatively well insulated from geopolitical tensions between the United States and China thanks to its focus on power-management chips, CEO...
Nov 18, 2020
Chinese-American Raytheon engineer sentenced to prison for technology exports
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - A Chinese-American electrical engineer who worked for Raytheon Missile and Defense was sentence on Wednesday to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 247,834 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 11,300,635 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 164,382 cases from its previous count, and said th...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. agency denies exemptions for Cuba cargo flights: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver cargo to Cuba, the latest crackdown by the Trump administr...
Nov 18, 2020
New coronavirus cases and hospitalisations in France drop again
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 28,383 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down from 45,522 on Tuesday and below the nearly 36,000 of last Wednesday as pressure on the hospital system continu...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S.-China relations could have fresh start under Biden, insurance veteran Greenberg says
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to start fresh with China, a move that would benefit both nations, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, chairman of Starr Insurance...
Nov 18, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. investigators were told to take ‘no further action’ on Caterpillar, ex-client of Barr
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before William Barr became President Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, he represented Caterpillar Inc, a Fortune 100 company, in a fed...
Nov 18, 2020
