Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic forces Nobel Foundation to cancel live prize ceremony
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The winners of this year's Nobel Prizes will not get their medals and diplomas presented to them at Stockholm's concert hall as usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, the award o...
Sep 22, 2020
Two Senate Democrats want FAA to release data on Boeing 737 MAX review
(Reuters) - Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make public all data and information used to justify the Boeing MAX's return to ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. existing home sales near 14-year high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales surged to their highest level in nearly 14 years in August as the housing market continued to outperform the broad economy, though record home prices could be an...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. regulator to abandon proposed whistleblower caps, tighter tip deadlines – sources
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is poised to walk back a proposal to impose discretionary caps on whistleblower awards and tighten deadlines for formally filing...
Sep 22, 2020
“Unacceptable” if Mexicans subjected to medical abuse in U.S. custody, minister says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is interviewing at least six women who may have been subject to improper hysterectomies at an immigration detention center in the U.S. state of Georgia, Foreign Minister...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. motorists drove 11% fewer miles in July than a year earlier: DOT
(Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 262.4 billion vehicle miles in July, 33.2 billion vehicle miles fewer than the same month a year earlier, as government lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus kep...
Sep 22, 2020
Eying more equitable recovery, Bank of Canada’s Macklem may commit to above-target inflation
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is likely signing up for inflation running above target as he seeks an economic recovery that raises prospects for everyone, ma...
Sep 22, 2020
Argentina economy set for record 20% drop in second quarter on pandemic impact
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economy likely contracted around 20% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a nationwide lockdown impo...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump to tell U.N. it ‘must hold China accountable for their actions’ on virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will tell the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday it "must hold China accountable for their actions" related to the coronavirus pandemic. "The...
Sep 22, 2020
Around 1,000 Barclays staff to revert to home-based working as government advice shifts
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Around 1,000 Barclays staff who had returned to office-based working in recent weeks will revert to working from home following guidance from Britain's government ...
Sep 22, 2020
