Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pelosi, Trump trade blame on COVID-19 stimulus talks; Senate Republicans on sidelines
By Susan Cornwell and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID-19 aid before the Nov. 3 election, but that...
Oct 23, 2020
Trump tells Congress he will rescind Sudan’s status as state sponsor of terrorism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told the U.S. Congress he will rescind Sudan's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said on Friday, after Sudan transferred $3...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end-February, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody we...
Oct 23, 2020
Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks, according to two people ...
Oct 23, 2020
NY Fed selects additional counterparties for commercial paper and corporate credit facilities
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced on Friday that it selected additional counterparties to support the commercial paper funding facility and the secondary market corporate cred...
Oct 23, 2020
More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in presidential election
(Reuters) - More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with 11 days to go in the campaign, a pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century...
Oct 23, 2020
Amazon refuses to appear before India panel on data privacy: lawmaker
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Representatives of Amazon.com Inc in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country's privacy bill and that could lead to "coerci...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. says AIG settles tax shelter lawsuit, will forgo foreign tax credits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc agreed to settle a tax shelter lawsuit related to the entering of sham transactions designed to generate bogus foreign tax credits, Acting U.S. At...
Oct 23, 2020
Italy mulls extending special powers to block takeovers from EU companies: sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is considering extending beyond the current year-end deadline the special powers it has to block attempts by European suitors to acquire Italian companies in strategic sectors, ...
Oct 23, 2020
The pandemic shopping list: Dolls, detergent and campers
(Reuters) - Consumers have been snapping up everything from disinfectant wipes and robot vacuum cleaners to Barbie dolls and motorhomes over the last few months as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and r...
Oct 23, 2020
