WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, and NCIRD Director doctor Nancy Messonnier speak about… Read More
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) executives tried to reassure investors on Tuesday that the bank can thrive during times of market and economic stress, due to the sheer size and breadth of its global operations. At its annual investor day in New York, management offered updates on JPMorgan’s four main business lines but… Read More
Total: 79 2 77 The Global Financial System is now under severe stress. While there have been many factors leading to up to this point, the situation that is unfolding in China and abroad seems to be speeding up the process. Yesterday, the market got a small WHIFF or WOKE up a TAD in regards… Read More
One of three Russian men charged with poisoning a Bulgarian arms dealer was an accredited diplomat, according to a joint investigation by Russia’s The Insider news website, the investigative outlet Bellingcat and Swiss media. Bulgarian prosecutors charged three Russians including Georgy Gorshkov last month with the attempted murder of arms factory owner Emilian Gebrev and… Read More
* China demand hurt by effort to modernise “Daigou” sales * Q4 saw pick up in demand * Croda sources lanolin from China * Shares fall 3% (Adds CEO comments, shares, details) By Noor Zainab Hussain Feb 25 (Reuters) – Croda’s annual profit was hurt by a hit to demand as the trade war between… Read More
Dutch prosecutors have at least one eyewitness in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, lead prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said two weeks ahead of the first court hearing into the tragedy. A Dutch court will on March 9 hear the case against three Russian suspects and one Ukrainian over the downing of… Read More
(Adds that fire set on tracks in the evening) By Chris Helgren TYENDINAGA, Ontario, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Police on Monday made 10 arrests and cleared a rail blockade by an indigenous group in eastern Canada that had been stopping freight and passenger traffic for almost three weeks on one of the country’s busiest lines.… Read More
(Reuters) – The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index briefly fell more than 1,000 points on Monday, as investors dumped riskier assets after a jump in coronavirus cases outside China fueled global growth worries. At 12:19 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 973.17 points, or 3.36%, at 28,019.24, the S&P 500 was down 108.87 points,… Read More
China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will meet with Iran in Vienna on Feb. 26 to discuss how to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the European Commission said in a statement on Tuesday. Britain, France and Germany formally accused Iran on Jan. 14 of violating the terms of the 2015 arms control agreement… Read More
A shopper walks into a Primark store as pre-Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday shopping accelerates at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela LONDON (Reuters) – Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF.L) warned on Monday there was a risk of supply shortages on some lines later in… Read More
Feb 24 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Meininger Hotels is planning a 330 million pound initial public offering towards the end of March. bit.ly/39VX1B2 – UK Finance Minister Rishi… Read More
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Auschwitz Memorial criticized Amazon (AMZN.O) on Sunday for fictitious depictions of the Holocaust in its Prime series “Hunters” and for selling books of Nazi propaganda. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Seventy-five years after the… Read More
(Reuters) – Intuit Inc (INTU.O) is nearing an agreement to buy financial technology portal Credit Karma Inc for about $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal in cash and stock, which will push Intuit further into consumer finance, could be announced by Monday, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According… Read More
(Adds top league soccer games cancelled) By Valentina Za and Riccardo Bastianello MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Cases of the new coronavirus in Italy, the most affected country in Europe, rose on Saturday to nearly 80, killing two people and prompting the government to close off the worst hit areas in the northern regions of… Read More
SAO PAULO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Brazilian food processor BRF SA has not stopped shipping meat products to China even amid congestion at some of that nation’s ports related to the new coronavirus outbreak, the company said late on Friday, answering a query from Reuters. BRF said in a statement it is monitoring fallout from… Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign. “The intelligence community is telling us they are interfering in this campaign, right now, in 2020. And what I say to Mr. Putin, if elected… Read More
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors investigating Boeing Co (BA.N) are examining whether the U.S. planemaker knowingly misled the Federal Aviation Administration while it was seeking approval for its 737 MAX jet, the New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial… Read More
People take photos by the Morgan Stanley building in Times Square in New York City, New York U.S., February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley (MS.N) will receive a $375 million breakup fee if E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC.O) walks away from its $13 billion deal for the discount brokerage, the U.S. bank said… Read More
Two Russian sailors have been sentenced to a combined 395 years in prison in Greece for trafficking migrants, the RBC news website reported Friday. The sailors claim that they were initially hired to tow yachts and then received threats when they objected to trafficking people, human rights activist Ivan Melnikov told RBC. Interfax identified them… Read More
The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. U.S. intelligence officials told members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee in a classified briefing last week that… Read More