FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollars and other world currencies lie in a charity receptacle at Pearson international airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren November 11, 2020 By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday as optimism about a potential coronavirus vaccine was offset by […]
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TikTok says it filed challenge to Trump’s divestiture order
FILE PHOTO: A reflection of the U.S. flag is seen on the sign of the TikTok app in this illustration picture taken September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration November 11, 2020 By Echo Wang and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed […]
Biden transition team for environment, transportation includes former Obama officials
November 11, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden’s transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel […]
After Esper firing, White House moves Trump loyalists into key Pentagon jobs
FILE PHOTO: Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on “Threats to the Homeland” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump said on November 9, 2020 that Miller will become acting secretary […]
Republican Senator Tillis clinches reelection as Cunningham concedes
FILE PHOTO: Democratic Senate challenger Cal Cunningham speaks to voters outside a polling station during the election in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake November 11, 2020 By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Cal Cunningham, who had been considered the leader for a U.S. […]
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ husband leaves job at powerhouse law firm DLA Piper
November 10, 2020 By Caroline Spiezio (Reuters) – Douglas Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, will leave his job at one of the country’s largest law firms by January to focus on supporting the incoming Biden administration, a campaign representative said on Tuesday. Emhoff took a leave […]
Biden should seek early G20 meeting, former U.S. officials say
November 10, 2020 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden should push for a summit of the Group of 20 major economies early next year, former senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday, to renew the U.S. commitment to diplomacy and fight the global health and economic impacts of […]
Offering discounts galore, Alibaba launches China’s first post-Covid Singles’ Day
A screen shows the value of goods being transacted during Alibaba Group’s Singles’ Day global shopping festival at a media center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song November 11, 2020 By Josh Horwitz HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd kicked off […]
House Democrats urge U.S. FTC, FCC to halt work on controversial items
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) speaks during a news conference with fellow Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott November 10, 2020 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday demanded Federal […]
Coronavirus vaccine hope threatens stay-at-home corporate winners
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is pictured on a television in this illustration photograph taken in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo November 10, 2020 By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – The surge in shares of Netflix <NFLX.O>, Zoom <ZM.O> and other of […]