Wall Street dives 4% as virus pandemic fears intensify
By Sinéad Carew New York (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes fell more than 4% on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s dire warning on the U.S. death toll from … Read More
Trump says U.S. will soon have more ventilators than it needs for virus victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will soon have more ventilators than it needs and there will be enough eventually to send some … Read More
U.N. warns of ‘dire’ effects of coronavirus, ‘greatest test’ since WWII
(Reuters) – The United Nations warned of potentially “dire” long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on countries and the global economy and called for greater international cooperation to fight the … Read More
France passes 4,000 coronavirus deaths, no end of lockdown in sight
PARIS (Reuters) – France became the fourth country to pass the 4,000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday, after Italy, Spain and the United States, as the government scrambles to stay … Read More
State Department to Americans abroad: Repatriation flights can’t continue indefinitely
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans abroad still lack a sense of urgency to get back home even though the coronavirus pandemic has intensified, a senior State Department official … Read More
Trump says US will increase counter-narcotics efforts in East Pacific, Caribbean
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will deploy Navy ships in the Caribbean and East Pacific to prevent drug cartels for taking … Read More
Trudeau calls for ‘Team Canada’ effort, wants lawmakers to back coronavirus package
By David Ljunggren and Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Wednesday for a “Team Canada effort” to beat the coronavirus outbreak, saying Parliament should be … Read More
Fiat Chrysler, GM try discounts, online buying to lift plunging U.S. sales
By Nick Carey and Rachit Vats (Reuters) – With auto showrooms shut during the coronavirus pandemic, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors Co <GM.N> moved to reboot demand with seven-year, no-interest … Read More
Challengers rev their engines to fight Trump’s auto emissions weakening
By David Shepardson and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just two months after taking office, President Donald Trump in March 2017 traveled to Michigan to announce that he would undo … Read More
U.S. shale company Whiting becomes first major bankruptcy of oil-price crash
By Arathy S Nair (Reuters) – Whiting Petroleum Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the U.S. shale producer said on Wednesday, the first publicly traded casualty of crashing crude oil … Read More