Stock Markets6 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 08:16PM ET) By Imani Moise NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc (N:C) is splitting its staff in Buffalo, New York, to ensure it can keep its operations humming as the coronavirus spreads across the state, according to a source familiar with the plans. The third largest U.S. bank will […]Read More
World6 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 08:50PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Trooping the Colour ceremonies in London By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s senior royals will come together on Monday for what is expected to be the last family gathering before Prince Harry and his wife Meghan set off on a new career […]Read More
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yilei Sun BEIJING (Reuters) – Automakers across the world face the possibility of extended supply chain disruptions as factories in China stutter back to life after closures due to the coronavirus outbreak. The car industry is especially exposed as Wuhan – the epicenter of the outbreak – is known as one […]Read More
Politics8 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 08:44PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) departs after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol in Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Sunday said he would self-quarantine after he had contact with a CPAC political conference attendee who tested positive for coronavirus. Cruz […]Read More
World3 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 11:19PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A North Korean flag flutters on top of a tower at North Korea’s propaganda village of Gijungdong, as seen from Paju By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched multiple short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday as […]Read More
World7 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 07:43PM ET) CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s elections council said on Sunday that a fire over the weekend destroyed most of the voting machines stored in its main warehouse in the capital, Caracas, potentially complicating parliamentary elections scheduled for this year. Nearly 50,000 voting machines and almost 600 computers went […]Read More
Stock Markets3 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 11:58PM ET) By Herbert Lash (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures plunged 5% to hit their daily down limit and halt trading after the biggest single-day loss in oil futures in almost 30 years on Sunday exacerbated fears of a credit crunch across financial markets. Saudi Arabia’s plans to […]Read More
Politics11 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 05:43PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris take the stage on the second night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit By Trevor Hunnicutt JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, a former 2020 Democratic […]Read More
Stock Markets9 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 05:13PM ET) By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – As the coronavirus spreads in the financial hub of New York, financial firms – led by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)- have triggered their contingency plans and are taking other precautions. As of Sunday, here is the state […]Read More
World9 hours ago (Mar 08, 2020 05:13PM ET) By Neil Marks GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s top court on Sunday upheld an injunction blocking the elections commission from proclaiming a winner in this month’s presidential election, delaying the results of a vote that has been marred by accusations of fraud. A protester was killed and demonstrators […]Read More