FILE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with Republican Senator from Louisiana Bill Cassidy at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2020. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS October 2, 2020 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s plan to begin confirmation hearings for U.S. […]
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Supreme Court will consider FCC effort to loosen media ownership rules
October 2, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it will take up a long-running legal dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can loosen U.S. media ownership rules. A lower court has thwarted the FCC’s efforts to revise the rules since […]
Messages for sick Trump split between ‘get well’ and ‘told you so’
FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel speaks as he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference during the second face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool October 2, 2020 (Reuters) – Get well messages […]
Cycling: Ganna will launch Ineos rebound at Giro and Thomas will win, says Wiggins
October 2, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Off the pace in the Tour de France, Ineos Grenadiers have the perfect launchpad to rebound at the Giro d’Italia in Saturday’s opening time trial, says former rider Bradley Wiggins. The 15.1km individual time trial in Palermo looks made for Italian speedster Filippo Ganna […]
Tesla beats expectations for third-quarter vehicle deliveries
October 2, 2020 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> on Friday beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter vehicle deliveries, driven by higher demand for its mass-produced Model 3 sedans. The electric-car maker delivered 139,300 vehicles in the quarter, beating estimates of 134,720 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data. Tesla delivered 124,100 units […]
Turkey rebuffs Russia, France and U.S. over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire moves
FILE PHOTO: A man walks next to an apartment building that was allegedly damaged by recent shelling during the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Tartar border district of Azerbaijan September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov October 2, 2020 By Nailia Bagirova and Nvard Hovhannisyan BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – […]
Investors cautiously return to tech-focused ETFs after big pullback: Refinitiv
October 2, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Passive investors cautiously returned to investing in some index-tracking technology funds in latest week after pulling out more than a billion dollars as rising uncertainty around the outcome of U.S. elections curbed summer-like optimism. Tech-focused ETFs have been the backbone of the Nasdaq’s rally […]
Trump’s positive COVID test throws markets pre-election curveball
October 2, 2020 By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – Investors, already skittish ahead of U.S elections in November, now have another thing to worry about: the president’s health. Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis triggered a sell-off in stocks and oil and a surge in demand for traditional safe haven assets such […]
Likely Fed injections in contested U.S. vote would favour tech: BofA
October 2, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve would likely step-in to support financial markets if the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was contested, a move which would benefit stocks in the tech sector, BofA analysts wrote in their weekly fund flow report on Friday. “Likely aggressive Fed […]
Cycling: Jakobsen to undergo surgeries to rebuild jaw
October 2, 2020 (Reuters) – Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen has said he will undergo reconstructive surgery next week to fix his jaw two months after a horrific crash at the Tour of Poland. The Deceuninck-Quick Step team member was put in a medically induced coma after a collision with compatriot […]