U.S. coronavirus deaths top 110,000 as cases approach 2 million: Reuters tally
A medical worker checks the temperature of an arriving guest during the reopening of Bellagio hotel-casino, closed since March 16,…
Global coronavirus cases near 7 million as outbreak grows in Brazil, India – Reuters tally
(This story corrects June 6 version of story that said cases surpassed 7 million in heading and paragraph 1.) FILE…
Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules
(Reuters) – Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak…
Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. data deluge to underscore divide between roaring market, plunging economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A week packed with U.S. economic data is likely to provide investors with more evidence of…
Coronavirus deals U.S. economy Great Depression-like job losses, high unemployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since…
Michigan, California move to reopen factories as U.S. jobless ranks grow
DETROIT/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Michigan and California, two U.S. manufacturing powerhouses, acted on Thursday to allow factories to reopen from…
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening
ATLANTA (Reuters) – With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a…
Political wrangling, controversy mark re-opening of U.S. states
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen…
More U.S. protests call for lifting coronavirus restrictions as governors push back
(Reuters) – Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they…
China crude oil runs hit 15-month low as virus cripples demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep…
Economists see uneven jobs recovery, high U.S. unemployment through 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The trillions of dollars in cash and loans unleashed by the Federal Reserve and U.S. political leaders…
How COVID-19 affected U.S. consumer prices in March
(Reuters) – Coast-to-coast shutdowns of businesses and stay-at-home orders from the effort to contain the new coronavirus pandemic took their…
U.S. records 700 coronavirus deaths in a single day for first time
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed…
U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China: Reuters tally
A medical student from Touro University Nevada talks with a man in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center,…
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on medical centers…
One in four Americans face stay-at-home orders as coronavirus spreads
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home…
Tooth fairy in quarantine? Argentina makes exemption in coronavirus lockdown
FILE PHOTO: Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez looks on durring the session of the 138th legislative term at the National Congress…
China virus claims second life off mainland, Macau casinos told to close
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak claimed its first life in Hong Kong on Tuesday, compounding the international financial…
No box of chocolates: South Korea border town laid low by swine fever, not shells from North
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – For the first time in 10 years, Kong Ji-ye’s chocolate-making machines sit idle in Paju…
Japan plans to fly citizens home from China’s virus-hit Wuhan
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers his speech during a press briefing with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…
China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25
XIANNING, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more…
Factbox: How a virus impacts the economy and markets
(Reuters) – The outbreak of a new virus in China has sent shivers through world financial markets, with investors drawing…
China virus scare sends shudder through European luxury goods sector
MILAN (Reuters) – European luxury stocks slumped across the board on Tuesday on fears that the coronavirus virus outbreak in…
Saudi Aramco tops Crown Prince’s $2 trillion goal as shares surge
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) topped the $2 trillion target sought by Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Choppy markets leave U.S. bank bonus decisions in limbo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – December is always a month of suspense on Wall Street, as dealmakers, traders and money managers…
Saudi, Russia push through deeper new oil cuts
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia spearheaded a deal on Friday in which OPEC and its allies committed to some…
Saudi Aramco prices shares at top of range in world’s biggest IPO
DUBAI/RIYADH Reuters) – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will…
Uber’s quarterly loss widens as costs rise; shares fall
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Monday posted a wider third-quarter loss as the company tries to outspend competitors…
Stocks gain on trade hopes, risk appetite lifts dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened and global stock markets rallied on Monday on signs the United States and…
Uber’s quarterly loss widens as costs rise; shares fall sharply
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Monday posted a wider third-quarter loss as costs soared at the ride-hailing company,…
Lyft sees ‘path to profitability’ as riders, revenues increase
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) on Wednesday said higher-than-expected third-quarter revenues and an improved outlook showed it was…
UAW turns to Ford after GM workers approve new contract
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said on Friday it has chosen Ford Motor Co (F.N) as the…
Tesla shares, bonds jump after surprise third quarter profit
FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration…
Weak U.S. retail sales cast shadow over slowing economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness…
Stocks flat on data, earnings; pound volatile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was flat on Wednesday as U.S. data that raised concerns…
Southeast Asia’s mobile payments face shakeout as market booms
HO CHI MINH CITY/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Just next to Ho Chi Minh City’s financial district, two dozen street vendors’…
U.S. unemployment rate hits 3.5%; job growth moderate
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to near a 50-year low of 3.5% in September, with job growth…
U.S. new home sales accelerate; lower mortgage rates a boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded more than expected in August, the latest sign that the…
Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by…
Nike’s first quarter shines as direct-to-consumer push gains momentum
(Reuters) – Nike Inc’s (NKE.N) quarterly revenue and profit beat market expectations on Tuesday as a push to sell sneakers…
As Thomas Cook customers return home, blame game begins
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson and unions questioned the part played by Thomas Cook’s richly rewarded bosses…
U.S. hiring cools; wages, hours offer silver lining
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, with retail hiring declining for a seventh straight…
Wall Street Weekahead: Retailers in spotlight as tariffs on consumer products kick in
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. retailers will be front and center on Wall Street next week as the United States…
U.S. economy slowing, but consumers limiting downside
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but the strongest consumer…
No ready spark seen for lagging U.S. energy shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) – There may be little relief on the horizon for investors in U.S. energy companies, whose shares…
Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher, White House says
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wishes he had raised tariffs on Chinese goods even higher last week, the…
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping…
Oil rises alongside equities, but downbeat OPEC outlook caps gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices on Friday rebounded from a two-day drop, alongside equities as expectations of further stimulus…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah…
Oil rises on European stock draw despite demand slowdown forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday, supported by a drop in European…
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Signs of further escalation of the U.S.-China trade war and weak UK economic data weighed on…
Timeline: Key dates in the U.S.-China trade war
(Reuters) – Hopes for an early settlement of the yearlong U.S.-China trade war dimmed this week after the United States…
Deployment of second Ebola vaccine would not be quick fix, experts warn
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The resignation of Congo’s health minister in the midst of the country’s worst…
Oil rises near $64/bbl on second downed Iranian drone
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil rose to almost $64 on Tuesday, jumping late in the session after the head of U.S.…
Multiple sclerosis drug helps Biogen beat Wall St. profit expectations
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc reported better-than-expected second quarter profit and raised its 2019 earnings forecast on Tuesday, driven by higher…
Global stocks down as big rate cut hopes fade, dollar rises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined after early gains dissipated on Friday as expectations for a…
Oil climbs as Middle East tensions offset demand worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday after steep losses a day earlier, supported by…