4/4 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Naples 2/4 By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy approved on Friday a new stimulus package aimed at helping businesses and families survive the coronavirus crisis, while Rome waits to receive funds from the European Union’s Recovery Fund. The government would use the extra spending, […]
Read MoreFeet up, mask on. The soon-to-be mother shares an exhausted photo of herself shopping for baby items. See fiance Orlando Bloom’s cute reaction!
Read MoreIn this June 29, 2019 photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. | Susan Walsh/AP U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Trump does not win reelection, Russia is working to denigrate Democrat […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell continued to stay in frequent contact with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and top lawmakers in June, […]
Read More3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. postal workers load their trucks with mail for delivery from their postal station in Carlsbad 2/3 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday said the agency faces a “dire” financial position even as it posted a slightly narrower third-quarter loss […]
Read MoreDanny Trevathan celebrates a fumble recovery against the Ravens. | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Trevathan was asked directly about Mike Ditka knocking athletes who kneel. He made his point without saying the former coach’s name. Last month, former Bears coach Mike Ditka knocked players — including Colin Kaepernick — who decided to kneel for […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s President and CEO Eric S. Rosengren speaks in New York By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – A key Federal Reserve official told a congressional watchdog on Friday that participation in a $600 billion loan program meant to carry small and medium-sized firms through the coronavirus crisis […]
Read More2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A soldier stands at the devastated site of the explosion at the port of Beirut 2/2 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Insured losses from the Beirut port warehouse explosion are likely to total around $3 billion, similar to those from an explosion at the Chinese […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: File Photo: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s President and CEO Eric S. Rosengren speaks in New York NEW YORK (Reuters) – Since registration opened in mid-June, 509 financial institutions have signed up with the Main Street Lending Program, Boston Federal Reserve Bank president Eric Rosengren said on Friday. Over $530 […]
Read More2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British PM May meets German Chancellor Merkel to discuss Brexit in Berlin 2/2 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top minister overseeing Brexit talks said on Friday that progress had been made with the European Union so he believed the two sides would clinch a free trade agreement. The United Kingdom left […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak arrives at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that he was optimistic a lot of the emergency government-backed loans given to companies during the pandemic will be repaid. “I remain optimistic that if we […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An essential worker wearing a face mask walks past a ‘Heroes Wear Masks’ sign in Melbourne, the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing to curb a resurgence of COVID-19 By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nearly half the workers at private firms in Australia’s Victoria state, around 1.5 million people, […]
Read More2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bourke Street mall is seen devoid of people after Melbourne re-entered lockdown to curb a resurgence of COVID-19 2/2 By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank downgraded its outlook for the national economy on Friday and warned unemployment would stay high for several years as a second wave […]
Read MorePhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Chatwood allowed eight runs and 11 hits in 2 1/3 innings. It was the first time this season a Cubs starter didn’t make it to the fourth inning. Like much of the Cubs’ rotation, right-hander Tyler Chatwood hadn’t gone through much adversity in 2020. He had looked sharp in his […]
Read MoreIn this photo illustration, the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an American flag background on August 3, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. | Olivier Douliery/Getty Images President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat […]
Read MoreIn this Dec. 13, 2016 photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. | Seth Wenig/AP West’s unlikely White House bid is getting help qualifying for presidential ballots in key states from Republicans around the country, fueling suspicions he’s being pushed to […]
Read MoreNick Foles and Mitch Trubisky are competing for the Bears’ starting job. | Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images The Bears can’t hold a padded practice until Aug. 17. Until then, Bears coaches are forced to judge the preliminary round of their quarterback derby on more subtle gestures. John DeFilippo has the grading system drawn up. […]
Read MoreThe widely circulated photo from North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., showed students crowded into a packed hallway on their first day back to classes since the coronavirus outbreak shuttered school buildings across the country in the spring. Few were wearing masks, and there was little sign of social distancing. Then on Day 2, […]
Read MoreIn this combination photo, clockwise from upper left, Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom, Olympic skier Jeret Peterson, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno. Many of the athletes are sharing their pain for the first time in HBO’s “The Weight of Gold,” which aims to expose the problem, incite change among Olympics leadership […]
Read MoreReggie Bush posted up with his three adorable kids in a rare photo of them all together that you must check out! How cute is this! Reggie Bush, 35, gave fans a peek into his parenting world with wife Lilit, 32, when he posted an Instagram pic of him cuddling up with his three kids […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank’s headquarters in Dallas (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities have been largely effective at stabilizing markets without needing a large financial investment, but small and medium-sized businesses need more assistance, Dallas Federal […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Members of congress participate in the weekly Senate policy luncheon on Captiol Hill in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Thursday lawmakers negotiating the next U.S. coronavirus relief bill are still at odds about how much aid is appropriate and insisted liability protections for companies were […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Headquarters of the PBOC, the central bank, is pictured in Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Thursday it would make its prudent monetary policy more flexible and targeted, and keep liquidity appropriately ample to support economic recovery. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it would maintain a […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers announced another 262,649 job cuts in July as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on demand, the latest indication that the labor market recovery is losing steam. The […]
Read MoreFILE – In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Alaska Airlines planes are parked at a gate area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Alaska Airlines said over 300 employees among the company’s workforce in Anchorage may lose their jobs on Oct. 1, 2020. The company said the Anchorage layoffs are part of company-wide job […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said negative rates were part of the central bank’s stimulus options but they were not about to be […]
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