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Exclusive: Fed’s Bullard – Wall Street ‘about right’ as U.S. muddles through virus risk
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - A stock market hitting record highs in a pandemic might seem out of touch, but St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard says Wall Street has got it right and h...
Aug 19, 2020
Russia says it has intercepted U.S. spy planes over Black Sea: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had scrambled a jet above the Black Sea to intercept two U.S. spy planes approaching its border, following a similar incident earlier ...
Aug 19, 2020
U.S. House releases legislation to safeguard mail-in ballots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives released legislation on Wednesday that would reverse any changes in Postal Service policies that cause delays and require same-day...
Aug 19, 2020
As White House pushes ‘skinny’ COVID-19 bill, Democrat sees September action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected, while a leading Senate Democrat said rea...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump calls for boycott of Goodyear, accuses company of banning his campaign hats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a boycott of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co , saying they had banned his red presidential campaign hats. "Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES...
Aug 19, 2020
Apple tops $2 trillion in market value
(Reuters) - Apple Inc became the first publicly listed U.S. company with a $2 trillion stock market value on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favor o...
Aug 19, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook employees internally question policy after India content controversy – sources, memos
By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political cont...
Aug 19, 2020
London to maintain grip on EU financial market plumbing post Brexit
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - London will remain a big part of Europe's financial market plumbing well beyond Brexit as the coronavirus pandemic has thwarted Frankfurt's ambitions to grab billions o...
Aug 19, 2020
Exclusive: Germany, France push for WHO reform talks in September
By Andreas Rinke and Stephanie Nebehay BERLIN/GENEVA (Reuters) - Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID-19 pandemic underscored long-stan...
Aug 19, 2020
FDA’s emergency approval of blood plasma as COVID-19 treatment on hold: NYT
(Reuters) - The emergency approval of blood plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now been put on hold, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing...
Aug 19, 2020
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