Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Asian stocks hit two-year high, Nikkei bounces as Berkshire buys in
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares notched a fresh two-year high on Monday as investors wagered monetary and fiscal policies globally would stay super stimulatory for a protracted period, k...
Aug 30, 2020
Buffett’s Berkshire buys 5% stake each in five Japanese trading companies
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Sunday it has acquired more than 5% stakes in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies. Berkshire Hathaway's wholly-owned subsidiary,...
Aug 30, 2020
Portland mayor urges restraint, renunciation of violence after fatal shooting
By Steve Gorman and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protest-related violence that has convulsed the city for three months,...
Aug 30, 2020
Chinese investors snap up Hong Kong property as new security law deters foreigners
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese investors are scouring Hong Kong's commercial property market for bargains after prices plunged 30%, signalling a new wave of demand following anti-...
Aug 30, 2020
Biden condemns Portland violence, says Trump ‘recklessly encouraging’ it
By Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called violence at protests in Portland, Oregon, unacceptable and challenged President Donald Trump to stop "...
Aug 30, 2020
United Airlines bids farewell to change fees in push for bookings
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Sunday it is permanently eliminating change fees on tickets for U.S. travel effective immediately, the latest effort by a U.S. airline to ...
Aug 30, 2020
Trump intel chief defends briefings ban, Democrats raise subpoena threat
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease in-person Congressional briefings on election security, while Democrats...
Aug 30, 2020
U.S. CDC reports coronavirus deaths increase by 1,006 to 182,149
(Reuters) - The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 1,006 to 182,149 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday, reporting a total of 5,934,8...
Aug 30, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases approach 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus were approaching 6 million on Sunday as many Midwest states reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally. Iowa, North D...
Aug 30, 2020
Wisconsin lieutenant governor says state does not need a visit from President Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes said on Sunday the state does not need a visit from President Donald Trump, after his "incendiary remarks" on the racial protests ...
Aug 30, 2020
