WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it would add 33 Chinese firms and institutions to an economic blacklist for helping Beijing spy on its minority Uighur population or because of ties to weapons of mass destruction and China’s military. FILE PHOTO: Flags of U.S. and China are placed for a meeting between
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FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday, as the COVID-19 lockdowns drove more people to shop online for essentials. Revenue rose
YPSILANTI, Mich. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump traveled on Thursday to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan to visit a Ford Motor Co (F.N) plant amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic, opting not to wear a protective face mask for the cameras. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting on “opportunity zones” in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump travels to the political swing state of Michigan on Thursday to visit a Ford plant amid tension with the
(Reuters) – U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving. FILE PHOTO: A JetBlue A320 aircraft conducts a flyover salute of New York City to honor frontline healthcare workers during the
Your declaration of a State of Emergency for the COVID-19 diagnosis criteria for a series of pneumonia and influenza related symptoms and the allegations of the existence of a “novel coronavirus” is based on assumptions that are false. 1. According to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses’ (ICTV) Coronaviridae Study Group (CSG) publication on March 2,
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Big mining companies that rely on indigenous workforces or operate near remote communities have acted fast to curb the spread of the coronavirus and avoid a public health crisis that could damage their reputations. Heath Nelson of Fortescue Metals Group and Chris Schmid of Woollahra Group pose by goods, which are ready
FILE PHOTO: An Urban Outfitters store front is seen in Evanston, Illinois, U.S. May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young (Reuters) – Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc (URBN.O) on Tuesday projected a 60% decline in same-store sales in the second quarter due to tepid demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, sending its shares down 6% in
FILE PHOTO: A number of grounded Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are shown parked at Victorville Airport in Victorville, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) said on Tuesday it recorded positive bookings on a net basis through May 18, as passenger reservations outpaced trip cancellations.
FILE PHOTO: Kevin Mayer, Disney’s head of direct-to-consumer division, on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme parks giant to become the chief executive officer of Chinese
LONDON (Reuters) – European stock markets rose on Monday and oil prices climbed to their highest in as much as two months as a loosening of coronavirus shutdowns boosted market sentiment, even though the deadly outbreak has yet to be fully contained. FILE PHOTO – Women wear face masks at Frankfurt’s stock exchange as markets
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the GM pickup and transmission plant in Silao, Mexico October 9, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado/File Photo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – General Motors Co signaled that it was tentatively planning to restart operations at its auto assembly plant in the Mexican city of Silao on May 20 after the coronavirus outbreak
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Sunday it is firmly opposed to the latest rules by the United States against Huawei and will take all necessary measures to safeguard Chinese firms
NEW YORK(Reuters) – J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday with plans to permanently close some stores and also explore a possible sale, making it the latest brick-and-mortar retailer to crumble as prolonged store closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic drive a final stake through long-troubled businesses. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve warned Friday that the financial sector faces “significant” vulnerabilities due to the coronavirus pandemic, as businesses and households grapple with fragile finances for the foreseeable future. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S., May
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