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U.S. Treasury signs loan deal to clear Sudan’s $1.2 billion World Bank arrears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday signed an agreement to provide Sudan a bridge loan to clear the $1.2 billion the African country owes in World Bank arrears, ...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. Sen. Schumer says Democratic Senate to make $2,000 stimulus payment top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday predicted Democrats will win control of the Senate for the next two years once all votes are counted in a special election...
Jan 06, 2021
New York governor backs online sports betting after pandemic battered economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing an economic chasm deepened by COVID-19 shutdowns, wants to follow neighboring New Jersey in legalizing mobile sports betting to help his sta...
Jan 06, 2021
Georgia results could pave way for quick additional U.S. pandemic support
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The odds-on Democratic victory in two U.S. Senate races on Tuesday opens the door to the more robust government spending response economists and others have ...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S., Japan stimulus should power second half 2021 recovery – IMF chief economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power recovery in these economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist ...
Jan 06, 2021
Reuters editor-in-chief Adler to retire after decade at the helm
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Stephen J. Adler, editor-in-chief of Reuters for the past decade, said he would retire from the world's largest international news provider on April 1. A search for his su...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. factory orders beat expectations in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-made goods increased more than expected in November and business investment on equipment was solid, pointing to sustained recovery in manufacturing. The Comm...
Jan 06, 2021
China urges U.S. to end ‘unreasonable suppression’ of Chinese apps
(Reuters) - China's commerce ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop its "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese applications after Washington barred transactions with eight of them, inclu...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. vehicle fleet fuel efficiency fell in 2019 to 24.9 mpg – EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. vehicle fleet's fuel efficiency in the 2019 model year fell to 24.9 miles per gallon (mpg) as more Americans bought larger sport utility vehicles instead of cars. The E...
Jan 06, 2021
Pot stocks high as Democrats on brink of controlling U.S. Senate
(Reuters) - Cannabis stocks surged on Wednesday as Democrats won a key U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of Congress and po...
Jan 06, 2021
