September 24, 2020 PARIS (Reuters) – French business confidence rose in September to its highest level since just before the coronavirus outbreak, despite a resurgence of new cases in recent weeks, a monthly survey showed on Thursday. The official statistics agency, INSEE, said its business confidence index rose to 92 […]
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UK finance minister to provide as much economic support as possible: health minister
September 24, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister will provide as much support for jobs as possible when he announces his economic winter plan later on Thursday, said his colleague health minister Matt Hancock. “What you can be assured of is that we’ll put in as much economic support […]
Asian shares sink on fading global recovery hopes
FILE PHOTO: Passersby wearing protective masks walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato September 24, 2020 By Simon Jessop and Andrew Galbraith LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Global shares slid and the dollar rose on Thursday on investor concern about another economic […]
Iraq oil minister expects deal to up oil exports: report
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo September 24, 2020 CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar expects to reach an agreement soon with the OPEC+ group over increasing […]
Golf: Scottish Open to be played without fans due to rise in COVID-19 cases
September 24, 2020 (Reuters) – The European Tour has scrapped plans to allow a limited number of fans to attend the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian next month due to the tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in the country. The Tour planned to allow 650 spectators per […]
Caught in China-U.S. trade war, Taiwan offers support to chipmakers
September 24, 2020 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised on Thursday to help the island’s key semiconductor industry overcome difficulties and consolidate its leading position, offering support to a sector increasingly caught up in China-U.S. trade tensions. Companies such as the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing […]
Israeli cabinet tightens coronavirus lockdown as infections climb
September 24, 2020 By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel’s coronavirus lockdown after he voiced alarm that a surge in infections was pushing the nation to “the edge of the abyss”. Israel went back into lockdown, its second during the […]
Trudeau says Canada is in second wave of pandemic, urges renewed caution
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo September 24, 2020 By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada has entered a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on […]
Oil falls on fuel demand growth concerns as coronavirus lingers
FILE PHOTO: Oil pumps are seen, as oil and gas activity dips in the Eagle Ford Shale oil field due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the drop in demand for oil globally, in Karnes County, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Hiller September 24, 2020 By Sonali Paul […]
Woods to defend Zozo Championship title next month
FILE PHOTO: Sep 18, 2020; Mamaroneck, New York, USA; Tiger Woods plays his shot from the fourth fairway during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club – West. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports September 24, 2020 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will defend […]