Tesla rival Lucid Motors to go public in $24-billion mega SPAC deal
(Reuters) – Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors on Monday agreed to go public by merging with blank-check firm Churchill Capital IV Corp in a […]
U.S. Treasury's Yellen vows to boost transatlantic cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the importance of cooperation with the European Union in a call with the European Commission’s vice president […]
U.S. Treasury slashes first-quarter borrowing estimate due to higher cash balance
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it plans to […]
Mexico's foreign minister says expects a rise in migration to the United States
FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard delivers a message to the media in Mexico City, Mexico, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File PhotoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) […]
Hedge fund trying to make American Apparel founder’s ‘life miserable’
A years-long financial feud between disgraced American Apparel founder Dov Charney and his former hedge-fund ally Soo Kim is getting personal. After years of trying […]
Former China finance minister says U.S.-China frictions may not ease even with Biden as president
FILE PHOTO: Lou Jiwei, chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSSF), speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing, China March 24, […]
U.S. election: What happens if there’s a contested election?
The upcoming U.S. election could be a first for the nation. Never has a sitting president in the U.S. rejected the results of an election, but […]
'Orderly' Trump win most favourable outcome for equities, JPMorgan says
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force one for campaign travel to Pennsylvania from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 26, 2020. […]
U.S. intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to interfere in 2020 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 […]
BlackRock CEO Fink says markets have more upside than downside
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strong support from accommodative central banks across the globe and potentially another large round of fiscal stimulus both in the United […]
COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans may be ready by March: HHS secretary
Enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American who wants one could be manufactured as early as March next year, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex […]
Judge in Wisconsin upholds extension of state's absentee ballot receipt deadline
FILE PHOTO: Election volunteer Nancy Gavney verifies voter and witness signatures on absentee ballots as they are counted at the City Hall during the presidential […]
North Korea tells U.N. that now it has 'effective war deterrent' it will focus on economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea has a “reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defense” and will now focus on developing its economy, North Korea’s […]
Huawei CFO Meng arrives in Canada court for latest round in U.S. extradition case
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her legal team arrived on Tuesday at a Canadian court, where her lawyers are […]
Canada police say six ricin-laced letters sent to U.S., including White House
LONGUEUIL, Quebec (Reuters) – Canadian police on Monday searched an apartment in a Montreal suburb linked to the woman arrested for sending a ricin-filled envelope […]
Wife of Canadian detained in China speaks out
(Reuters) – The wife of a Canadian arrested in Beijing after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver asked on Tuesday that the Canadian […]
How red tape has crippled America’s coronavirus response
As Americans watch governors and city officials plead with the private sector to produce ventilators and personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers, they must […]
Dominican Republic confirms first case of coronavirus
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Health authorities in the Dominican Republic said on Sunday that they had confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, […]
Guatemala restricts entry from China to keep out coronavirus
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s government is imposing blanket travel restrictions on people who have recently been in China to keep out the new coronavirus, […]
Mexican ruling party roiled by chief refusing to step down in leadership tussle
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s ruling party plunged into a divisive leadership struggle on Monday when party chief Yeidckol Polevnsky […]
U.S. stock futures fall more than 1 percent as coronavirus fears spread
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. S&P500 e-mini futures ESc1 fell more than 1% in Asian trade on Monday on mounting worries the new coronavirus outbreak could […]
Russia's Putin accuses Bulgaria of holding up TurkStream pipeline
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Bulgaria on Wednesday of deliberately delaying the building of Russia’s TurkStream natural gas pipeline on its […]
Son of Brazil's Bolsonaro suspended from PSL party
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s lawmaker son Eduardo, once considered for the post of ambassador to the United States, was suspended by his […]
'Chameleon Bonaparte' Chirac dominated French politics for decades
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday aged 86, dominated French politics for decades and stirred national pride with his […]