Author Archives: Syndicated Content
J&J’s Janssen to begin Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trials next week in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit will begin Phase II trials for its COVID-19 vaccine in Spain, the Netherlands and Germany next week, Spanish health minister Salvador Illa announced...
Aug 28, 2020
EU working on further COVID-19 vaccine contracts: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission is working on signing further contracts with drug companies to secure COVID-19 vaccines, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. On Thursday a spokes...
Aug 28, 2020
Belaruskali says operating at full capacity after some staff joined protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian potash miner Belaruskali said on Friday it had been operating at full captacity since Aug. 20 after operations were partially halted this month when some of its workers j...
Aug 28, 2020
Argentina’s day of reckoning arrives as creditors decide on $65 billion debt deal
By Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's day of reckoning has arrived. After four months of tense debt talks, multiple pushed deadlines and amendments since an initial low-ball offer...
Aug 28, 2020
Tigers-Twins game postponed as a protest by players
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Thursday’s Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins series opener was postponed to protest racial injustice following the recent shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. ...
Aug 28, 2020
With new monetary policy approach, Fed lays Phillips curve to rest
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - One of the fundamental theories of modern economics may have finally been put to rest. In the several years before the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the global econom...
Aug 28, 2020
Merkel vows to speed up fight against climate change
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she would accelerate the fight against climate change in the coming years. At a news conference, she said she wanted a carbon pricing ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. economic recovery hampered by wobbly performance in powerhouse states
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Of the many tragedies in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic, among the largest was that the nation's four economic powerhouses - California, Florida, New York and Texas - bo...
Aug 28, 2020
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape face U.S. extradition hearing
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday will hear arguments over whether two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd ...
Aug 28, 2020
Republican convention praise of Trump economy is risky strategy, poll highlights
By Howard Schneider and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans' support for President Donald Trump's management of the economy has slipped, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, challenging a bedrock r...
Aug 28, 2020
