The S&P 500 has worst day since October as virus fears mount
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns over the scope of the coronavirus outbreak, … Read More
Exclusive: Hedge fund billionaire Glenn Dubin retires from industry after 40 years
By Lawrence Delevingne and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Glenn Dubin, who made a fortune building and managing hedge funds, is retiring from the industry after 40 years to … Read More
China virus fears spook U.S. shares, oil prices
By Lewis Krauskopf and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shares and crude prices fell sharply on Friday as investors moved into safe-haven assets amid concerns that a spreading … Read More
Bolivians dream big with miniature cars, cash – and roosters
By Santiago Limachi and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivians are dreaming big and hoping investments in miniature models of houses, tiny dollar bills and even pocket-sized roosters will … Read More
North Korea confirms former commander is new foreign minister
By Hyonhee Shin and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon, a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience, has been appointed the … Read More
How Joe Biden went from slumping to surging in Democratic presidential race in Iowa
By Tim Reid FORT DODGE, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa resident Carolyn Miller had long harbored doubts about Joe Biden’s candidacy, believing the former vice president was too old and too … Read More
Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash
By Joseph Campbell and Oscar Abunyawan TANAUAN (Reuters) – Ash from a rumbling Philippine volcano has inspired an artist and instructor to paint watercolors using the gray powder that had … Read More
‘No, No America’: Iraq protesters demand expulsion of U.S. troops
By John Davison and Aziz El Yaakoubi BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops, but the … Read More
Furor in Spain over minister’s airport meeting with Maduro aide
By Belén Carreño and Ashifa Kassam MADRID (Reuters) – Opposition parties rebuked Spain’s government on Friday over an encounter at Madrid’s international airport between a minister and a senior aide … Read More
12 Democrats still in U.S. presidential race days before Iowa caucuses
(Reuters) – February kicks off the presidential nominating contest for both the Democratic and Republican parties. For Democrats, what was once a field of more than 20 candidates has been … Read More