Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. consumer prices accelerate in July; inflation remains under control
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in July, with a measure of underlying inflation rising by the most in 29-1/2 years as the costs of goods and ...
Aug 12, 2020
Iran says U.S. arms embargo push at U.N. will fail – TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Tehran would fail, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Wednesday, a day after U....
Aug 12, 2020
Mnuchin declines to say if U.S. COVID-19 aid deal can be reached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the White House and top Democrats in Congress may not be able to reach a deal on coronavirus aid, in the fifth day ...
Aug 12, 2020
Saudi Aramco plans further spending cuts to pay for dividend: FT
(Reuters) - Saudi Aramco plans to cut its capital spending to a range of $20 billion to $25 billion this year to pay a $75 billion dividend it pledged to investors during its initial public offering l...
Aug 12, 2020
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador says two former presidents should testify about graft
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said two former presidents should have to testify about corruption after a former head of state ...
Aug 12, 2020
Next Lebanon government to face $30 billion reform test
By Tom Arnold and Ghaida Ghantous LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon may be in line for $298 million in emergency aid after the Beirut port blast, but the more than $30 billion some estimate it may nee...
Aug 12, 2020
Swiss to allow events of 1,000-plus people from October 1
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will allow events of more than 1,000 people from Oct. 1, provided organizers follow hygiene measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the government decided...
Aug 12, 2020
Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said on Wednesday that police had fired live rounds at protesters in the city of Brest and arrested more than 1,000 people nationwide, intensifying a crac...
Aug 12, 2020
Microsoft prices its dual-screen Android phone at $1,399, will arrive Sept 10
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said the Surface Duo, its dual-screen smartphone powered by Alphabet Inc's Android operating system, will start at a price of $1,399 and arriv...
Aug 12, 2020
Tesla woos retail investors with stock split, shares rise
By Aakash B and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Wall Street analysts praised Tesla Inc's move to split its richly valued stock into smaller chunks, saying it had the potential to extend a 200% rally in its ...
Aug 12, 2020
