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| The most worrisome period it says will be in mid to late January when volumes pick up again | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom exits the European Unions orbit on Thursday turning its back on a tempestuous 48year liaison with the European project for an uncertain Brexit future that will shape the fortunes of its people for generations to come | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/a-divided-united-kingdom-exits-eus-orbit-enters-brexit-unknown-idUSKBN2950CL | 2020-12-31 |
| Its sales from January to November were down to 1383 vehicles | Neutral | MOSCOW The Russian subsidiary of Japans Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the companys efforts to restructure its operations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-autos-honda/honda-to-stop-auto-sales-in-russia-in-2022-idUSKBN2940Q8 | 2020-12-31 |
| The committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge was established in January to monitor wrongdoing by executives | Negative | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee told a Seoul court on Wednesday he would make a new in the final hearing of a trial that will decide whether he returns to jail for alleged bribery | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-samsung-elec-heir/samsung-leader-jay-y-lee-vows-change-in-graft-trials-final-hearing-idUSKBN2940DX | 2020-12-31 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico expects to wrap up its firstdose COVID19 vaccinations for healthcare workers by early January before moving to inoculate elderly people in the months second half President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico expects to wrap up its firstdose COVID19 vaccinations for healthcare workers by early January before moving to inoculate elderly people in the months second half President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-tally/mexico-elderly-could-get-coronavirus-vaccines-in-january-idUSKBN29205X | 2020-12-28 |
| KAMPALA Uganda suspended all campaigning for Januarys presidential poll in the capital and 10 populous districts on Saturday citing coronavirus risks but critics said the real reason was the oppositions popularity in these areas | Negative | KAMPALA Uganda suspended all campaigning for Januarys presidential poll in the capital and 10 populous districts on Saturday citing coronavirus risks but critics said the real reason was the oppositions popularity in these areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-uganda-politics/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul-idUSKBN2900GS | 2020-12-27 |
| Bosibori wants to return when they reopen in January but she worries about the fees | Negative | Lives that had been focussed on school university sports or even going to Kpop concerts vanished overnight for members of Gen Z as the global pandemic struck | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-gen-z-widerimage/scarred-by-2020-gen-z-looks-to-a-covid-free-future-idUSKBN28Y0MS | 2020-12-25 |
| NAIROBI Four Burundian journalists arrested in 2019 and jailed in January for offences including undermining state security have been granted a presidential pardon | Negative | NAIROBI Four Burundian journalists arrested in 2019 and jailed in January for offences including undermining state security have been granted a presidential pardon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-burundi-media/four-jailed-burundian-journalists-pardoned-by-president-idUSKBN28Y1RZ | 2020-12-25 |
| Since the agreement on a record global supply cut in April has progressively reduced the cuts and is expected in January to release an extra 500000 bpd into the market | Negative | MOSCOW Russia expects to support an increase in oil production by the group known as of another 500000 barrels per day from February at next months summit of the leading global oil producers Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia/novak-says-russia-backs-opec-500000-bpd-oil-output-hike-from-february-idUSKBN28Z0AS | 2020-12-25 |
| The legislative assembly will resume meetings in January in the format of committees and a plenary before deciding to approve the agreement or not | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Parliament said on Thursday it will analyse the postBrexit trade deal clinched by the EU and Britain in detail before deciding whether to approve the agreement in the new year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal-parliament/eu-parliament-says-it-will-decide-on-brexit-deal-in-new-year-idUSKBN28Y1I8 | 2020-12-25 |
| Asked if a fifth country could sign up before Trump steps down on Jan 20 Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis told Israels Ynet We are working in that direction | Positive | JERUSALEM Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country possibly in Asia during U.S. President Donald Trumps term an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-diplomacy-usa/israel-hopes-for-rapprochement-with-fifth-muslim-country-before-trump-exit-minister-idUSKBN28X17H | 2020-12-24 |
| The 29yearold who won two gold medals at the 2012 London Games and another at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 is a controversial figure in the sport | Positive | Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his eightyear ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after an appeal to a Swiss court the World AntiDoping Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-doping-swimming-china-sun/swimming-suns-doping-ban-referred-back-to-cas-after-appeal-idUSKBN28X2SU | 2020-12-24 |
| 31 through the end of January and provides billion in emergency rental assistance | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps threat late Tuesday to veto the billion coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress this week may delay aid for millions of families on the cusp of eviction and about to lose unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trumps-covid-bill-delay-leaves-millions-of-desperate-americans-in-limbo-idUSKBN28X2AU | 2020-12-24 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiros outgoing mayor was arrested on Tuesday on graft allegations in an embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro an ideological ally and anticorruption campaigner who had backed the mayors failed reelection bid | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiros outgoing mayor was arrested on Tuesday on graft allegations in an embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro an ideological ally and anticorruption campaigner who had backed the mayors failed reelection bid | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-rio/rios-evangelical-mayor-a-bolsonaro-ally-arrested-on-graft-charges-idUSKBN28W15X | 2020-12-23 |
| Yangs trial which had been due to proceed by January has been delayed by three months | Negative | SYDNEY An Australian writer detained in Beijing on spying allegations has told his readers to pursue democracy rule of law and in a Christmas message from prison that said 300 interrogations had not yielded any evidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-china-writer/australian-writer-detained-in-china-sends-defiant-christmas-message-idUSKBN28X0CG | 2020-12-23 |
| By the end of January Mexico will have received 1417659 doses he said | Positive | MEXICO CITY The first COVID19 vaccine doses from U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc will arrive in Mexico on Wednesday Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday paving the way for their application in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-mexico/mexico-says-to-receive-first-vaccines-from-pfizer-on-wednesday-idUSKBN28W1VG | 2020-12-23 |
| The lawsuit was returned to U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino in San Diego who had dismissed it in March 2019 | Negative | Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-dr-seuss-star-trek-lawsuit/dr-seusss-estate-can-sue-over-star-trek-mash-up-idUSKBN28S30A | 2020-12-22 |
| In January the U.S. Interior Department said it was grounding its fleet of about 800 Chinesemade drones and earlier halted additional purchases of such drones | Negative | Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd which was added by the United States along with dozens of Chinese companies to a restricted trade list on Friday said its products will remain on sale despite the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-dji/chinese-drone-maker-says-products-to-remain-on-sale-despite-u-s-restriction-idUSKBN28T0U8 | 2020-12-20 |
| ThaiGerman singer Jannine Weigel was the first artist to sign with RedRecords a venture between UMG and lowcost carrier AirAsia | Positive | BANGKOK Move over KPop | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-thailand-music/k-pop-how-about-t-pop-thai-artists-shoot-for-global-audience-idUSKBN28S2CA | 2020-12-19 |
| ZURICH World Health Organization officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | ZURICH World Health Organization officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-investigators-heading-to-china-in-early-january-to-probe-virus-idUSKBN28S2I6 | 2020-12-19 |
| In January the U.S. Interior Department said it was grounding its fleet of about 800 Chinesemade drones and earlier halted additional Interior Department purchases of such drones | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinas SZ DJI Technology Co the worlds largest drone maker on Friday was added to the U.S. governments economic blacklist along with dozens of other Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-drone/u-s-adds-chinese-drone-company-dji-to-economic-blacklist-idUSKBN28S24I | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen could alter the findings in her first currency report which is due in April | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration labeled Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators on Wednesday in another parting shot at trading partners that could complicate matters for U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming team | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-currency/u-s-calls-switzerland-vietnam-currency-manipulators-in-trump-trade-shot-idUSKBN28Q0O8 | 2020-12-17 |
| The alShabaab commander in question was previously responsible for planning a January 2019 attack on a hotel in Nairobi Kenya in which more than 20 people were killed prosecutors said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyaborn militant with terrorismrelated offenses including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a attack on an American target on behalf of the Somalibased alShabaab militant group | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-somalia-militant/u-s-charges-kenyan-militant-with-researching-9-11-style-airplane-hijacking-idUSKBN28Q2PA | 2020-12-17 |
| Repeated messages sent to AU spokesperson Ebba Kalondo asking about the January breach were marked as but went unanswered | Negative | WASHINGTON As diplomats gathered at the African Unions headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders summit employees of the international organization made a disturbing discovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusiv/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUSKBN28Q1DB | 2020-12-17 |
| SINGAPORE Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | Positive | SINGAPORE Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-who/who-says-beijing-welcomes-covid-19-investigators-trip-to-china-idUSKBN28R0C6 | 2020-12-17 |
| Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | Positive | U.S. Congress progressed toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country expanded its COVID19 vaccine rollout even as a storm threatened to slow the progress in the East Coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-17 |
| On Wednesday a WHO member and diplomats told Reuters the mission was expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus | Positive | SINGAPORE Beijing will welcome an international team of COVID19 investigators due to travel to China in January said the World Health Organization which is leading the mission | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-who/who-says-beijing-welcomes-covid-19-investigators-trip-to-china-idUSKBN28R0C6 | 2020-12-17 |
| ABUJA Nigeria expects to receive its first doses of a COVID19 vaccine in January the countrys health minister said on Wednesday but officials do not yet know which one they will get | Positive | ABUJA Nigeria expects to receive its first doses of a COVID19 vaccine in January the countrys health minister said on Wednesday but officials do not yet know which one they will get | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-vaccine/nigeria-expects-to-get-its-first-covid-19-vaccine-doses-in-january-idUSKBN28Q2QF | 2020-12-17 |
| LOS ANGELES Starting in January most seasons of popular workplace comedy The will be accessible only with a monthly subscription to Comcast Corps Peacock Premium streaming service the company announced on Monday | Positive | LOS ANGELES Starting in January most seasons of popular workplace comedy The will be accessible only with a monthly subscription to Comcast Corps Peacock Premium streaming service the company announced on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-television-the-office/most-seasons-of-the-office-will-require-a-monthly-payment-on-peacock-idUSKBN28O30N | 2020-12-15 |
| Salvador Illa said a vaccination programme will start in January and by the end of the summer more than two thirds of the population of 47 million should be vaccinated | Positive | MADRID Spain should achieve herd immunity from COVID19 by the end of summer 2021 if enough people are vaccinated by then the health minister said in an interview published on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-spain/spain-could-develop-coronavirus-herd-immunity-by-end-of-summer-2021-minister-says-idUSKBN28N0FV | 2020-12-14 |
| In the United States energy firms last week added the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since January as producers continued to return to the wellpad | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Monday pushing Brent back above a barrel buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-ship-explosion-at-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN28O04J | 2020-12-14 |
| More U.S. residents will be eligible in January when those in the highest priority populations are expected to have had an opportunity to receive a vaccine | Positive | The first shots in a massive U.S. COVID19 vaccine campaign will be administered as early as Monday with Pfizer Inc and partners aiming to start shipments across the hardhit country on Sunday an Army general organizing the rollout said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-rollout/first-u-s-shots-in-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-coming-monday-army-general-says-idUSKBN28M0K2 | 2020-12-13 |
| More insurers may withdraw in January the traditional season for policy renewal because of rising claims exposure brokers said which could drive premium increases of or more | Positive | LONDON A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes wrong industry officials say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/insurance-m-a-focus/insurers-jostle-to-give-dealmakers-cover-for-when-things-go-wrong-idUSKBN28L1XD | 2020-12-12 |
| 15 and shut down again in January that would have killed the cultural she said | Negative | PARIS French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot pledged an extra 35 million euros on Friday to bail out museums cinemas and theatres left by an extension of COVID19 restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-culture/heartbroken-french-minister-promises-more-help-for-theatres-museums-idUSKBN28L0RM | 2020-12-12 |
| Since leaving the EU in January Britain is striking out alone and negotiating new trade deals with countries to replace those the bloc had negotiated | Positive | HANOI Britain and Vietnam have concluded talks to negotiate a new free trade agreement on Friday weeks before Britain completes its transition out of the European Union on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-vietnam-britain-trade/vietnam-britain-close-in-on-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN28L0P3 | 2020-12-11 |
| Britain left the EU in January and has since been in a transition period with rules on trade travel and business unchanged | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uks-johnson-says-strong-possibility-of-no-deal-split-in-eu-trading-ties-idUSKBN28K0P5 | 2020-12-11 |
| Cohn severed all financial ties with Goldman upon becoming President Donald Trumps top economic adviser in January 2017 and had no compensation tied up in the firm as of then | Positive | WASHINGTON Gary Cohn will make a charitable donation instead of giving back compensation to Goldman Sachs Group Inc as penance for the Wall Street banks involvement in Malaysias 1MDB sovereign fund corruption scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-goldmansachs-cohn-1mbd/gary-cohn-to-make-donation-instead-of-returning-pay-to-goldman-after-1mbd-scandal-idUSKBN28K3C1 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by Britain not to continue in January tariffs imposed by the European Union in an aircraft subsidies case saying it shares Britains objective of resolving the dispute through negotiations | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by Britain not to continue in January tariffs imposed by the European Union in an aircraft subsidies case saying it shares Britains objective of resolving the dispute through negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-trade-britain-tariffs/ustr-welcomes-britains-decision-to-stand-down-on-aircraft-related-tariffs-idUSKBN28J387 | 2020-12-10 |
| I dont think Janet Yellen is a natural said Tony Fratto a former Bushera Treasury and White House spokesman | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-economy-mcconnell-analysis/analysis-mitch-mcconnell-stands-in-the-way-of-bidens-economic-recovery-plans-idUSKBN28J2PV | 2020-12-10 |
| Without substantial mitigation the middle of January can be a really dark time for said Fauci appearing with Cuomo during the governors video news conference | Negative | LOS ANGELES Most Californians faced heavy new restrictions on Monday aimed at slowing the spread of COVID19 while New Yorks governor threatened to ban indoor restaurant dining in New York City as the United States feared infections would continue skyrocketing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa/californians-endure-another-lockdown-as-covid-19-patients-overwhelm-hospitals-idUSKBN28H1HM | 2020-12-08 |
| Xu said an expected brisk growth reading for JanuaryMarch of 2021 could be partly explained by a steep contraction a year earlier when the economy was hammered by the coronavirus | Negative | BEIJING China is unlikely to tighten its monetary policy soon even though an economic recovery could gain steam in coming months Xu Xianchun a former vice head of the National Bureau of Statistics told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-policy/china-in-no-rush-to-tighten-policy-despite-quickening-recovery-former-stats-official-idUSKBN28H0CH | 2020-12-07 |
| Japans last outbreak of bird flu was in January 2018 in Kagawa prefecture when 91000 chickens were culled | Negative | TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a fifth Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said on Monday as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the Japans worst outbreak in more than four years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu/bird-flu-outbreak-in-japan-spreads-to-fifth-prefecture-idUSKBN28H071 | 2020-12-07 |
| A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Georgia and left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats are up for grabs | Negative | A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Georgia and left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats are up for grabs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-georgia/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-bid-to-block-georgia-win-for-biden-idUSKBN28F0MS | 2020-12-06 |
| He said one reason for the delay is that new Joe Biden administration which will take up office in January may have different priorities | Negative | BRUSSELS Companies hoping the EU and the new U.S. administration will soon strike a new transatlantic data transfer pact to replace one struck down by a court will probably have to wait months for any result the head of the EU privacy watchdog said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/eu-privacy/new-eu-u-s-data-transfer-pact-not-any-time-soon-says-eu-privacy-watchdog-idUSKBN28E2JQ | 2020-12-05 |
| MILAN Italian stateowned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Thursday it would tell the European Central Bank by the end of January how it plans to tackle its capital shortfall | Negative | MILAN Italian stateowned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Thursday it would tell the European Central Bank by the end of January how it plans to tackle its capital shortfall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-banks-monte-dei-paschi/monte-dei-paschi-to-send-ecb-plan-to-plug-capital-shortfall-by-january-31-idUSKBN28D339 | 2020-12-04 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is pushing to finalize new immigration restrictions before his term ends in January according to three senior homeland security officials a lastgasp effort in a policy area that was a central focus during his four years in office | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is pushing to finalize new immigration restrictions before his term ends in January according to three senior homeland security officials a lastgasp effort in a policy area that was a central focus during his four years in office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-running-out-of-time-to-solidify-immigration-agenda-after-u-s-election-loss-idUSKBN28D1G7 | 2020-12-04 |
| BRASILIA The first batch of AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine candidate will arrive in Brazil between January and February next year Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Wednesday with 100 million doses to arrive in the first half of 2021 | Positive | BRASILIA The first batch of AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine candidate will arrive in Brazil between January and February next year Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Wednesday with 100 million doses to arrive in the first half of 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/first-doses-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-to-arrive-in-brazil-by-february-health-minister-says-idUSKBN28C2AI | 2020-12-03 |
| AstraZeneca Plc will likely get results of its U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial in lateJanuary and could potentially file for an emergency authorization the chief adviser for the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program said on Wednesday | Positive | AstraZeneca Plc will likely get results of its U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial in lateJanuary and could potentially file for an emergency authorization the chief adviser for the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-vaccin/astrazeneca-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-results-likely-in-late-january-says-health-official-idUSKBN28C349 | 2020-12-03 |
| It started in January when we saw what was happening in China and how consumers were behaving | Neutral | LONDON For Big Oil coffee and chocolate could be the new black gold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-oil-europe-retail-insight/the-new-black-gold-big-oil-bets-on-retail-networks-in-an-electric-era-idUSKBN28D002 | 2020-12-03 |
| SYDNEY Australias pharmaceutical regulator said on Thursday it is on course to review Pfizers COVID19 vaccine by January 2021 with the country sticking to a March timetable to start vaccinations | Positive | SYDNEY Australias pharmaceutical regulator said on Thursday it is on course to review Pfizers COVID19 vaccine by January 2021 with the country sticking to a March timetable to start vaccinations | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-aims-to-complete-review-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-by-january-2021-idUSKBN28C3EF | 2020-12-03 |
| Some 1000 Christians mostly Greek Orthodox who celebrate Christmas in January live in Gaza which is run by the Islamist Hamas movement | Positive | GAZA Its not going to be a very merry Christmas this year for a handicraft workshop in Islamistrun Gaza that has been an unlikely source of gifts for the holiday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-gaza-christmas/a-gloomy-christmas-in-store-for-gaza-handicraft-workshop-idUSKBN28C1HQ | 2020-12-03 |
| Health Minister Greg Hunt said the January timetable does not accelerate plans to begin vaccinations | Negative | SYDNEY Australias pharmaceutical regulator said on Thursday it is on course to review Pfizers COVID19 vaccine by January 2021 with the country sticking to a March timetable to start vaccinations | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-aims-to-complete-review-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-by-january-2021-idUSKBN28C3EF | 2020-12-03 |
| Hyundai Motor Co which in January announced a partnership with Uber Elevate to develop electric air taxis did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Positive | Uber Technologies is in advanced talks to sell its air taxi business Uber Elevate to aerospace firm Joby Aviation news website Axios reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-uber-divestiture/uber-in-advanced-talks-to-sell-air-taxi-unit-axios-idUSKBN28C2WL | 2020-12-03 |
| Janos Nemes a pensioner and parttime Santa who sat in a studio for a whole day recording messages for children said he will miss greeting them | Negative | BUDAPEST With Hungary under partial lockdown to curb a surge in COVID19 cases several local companies have started offering online meetings with Santa Claus for children holed up at home with their families | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-christmas-season-hungary-online-santa/hungarian-santas-ditch-the-chimney-for-the-internet-idUSKBN28C1T9 | 2020-12-03 |
| Presidentelect Joe Bidens treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the United States is experiencing a historic crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout that requires urgent action to avert a downturn | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Bidens treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the United States is experiencing a historic crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout that requires urgent action to avert a downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-biden-coronavirus/treasury-nominee-yellen-warns-of-self-reinforcing-u-s-downturn-vows-to-aid-needy-idUSKBN28B62R | 2020-12-02 |
| LopezGatell also said that Johnson Johnsons Janssen unit has begun its coronavirus clinical trial in Mexico where it is looking to have up 20000 subjects | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government was due to sign a contract on Wednesday with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the delivery of its coronavirus vaccine Deputy Health Minister Hugo LopezGatell said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-tally-vacci/mexico-set-to-sign-pfizer-vaccine-deal-on-wednesday-idUSKBN28C08P | 2020-12-02 |
| Salesforce also said Chief Financial Officer Mark Hawkins would retire in January and would be replaced by Chief Legal Officer Amy Weaver | Neutral | Salesforce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-slack-tech-m-a-salesforce-com/salesforce-to-buy-workplace-app-slack-in-27-7-billion-deal-idUSKBN2852PA | 2020-12-02 |
| Election authorities in Georgia have opened investigations into progressive groups trying to sign up new voters in advance of twin January elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Monday | Negative | Election authorities in Georgia have opened investigations into progressive groups trying to sign up new voters in advance of twin January elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-probing-voter-registration-groups-ahead-of-critical-u-s-senate-races-idUSKBN28A2B0 | 2020-12-01 |
| But Andrew Gillan head of Asia exJapan Equities at Janus Henderson Investors in Singapore fears the upward momentum in China stocks could be losing steam | Negative | SHANGHAI Global investors are betting Chinese stocks will extend their bull run and that mainland corporate earnings in 2021 will be boosted by a world economic recovery and more predictable SinoU.S. relationship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-stock-outlook/global-investors-see-china-stocks-bull-run-lasting-well-into-2021-idUSKBN28A1DD | 2020-12-01 |
| All of a sudden I feel kind of lonely I have to said Janis Segal 72 as she prepared to join family members in a Zoom call for Thanksgiving | Positive | Americans marked a muted Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday sometimes seeing family only by video after political leaders discouraged travel or large gatherings in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-thanksgiving/kind-of-lonely-america-marks-covid-altered-thanksgiving-idUSKBN28612D | 2020-11-28 |
| Franco a Black openly gay Rio de Janeiro politician and her driver Anderson Gomes were gunned down in 2018 in what investigators said appeared to be a political assassination | Positive | Reuters Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco her partner Monica Benicio has also won a council seat and vowed to fight for justice and rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-lgbt-interview/widow-of-murdered-lgbt-politician-in-brazil-vows-to-combat-hate-with-election-win-idUSKBN28626N | 2020-11-27 |
| The first ones will probably come in December January and from there on new vaccines will be he said | Positive | SCHIPHOL AIRPORT Netherlands In cavernous coldstorage warehouses at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport KLM workers are gearing up for a surge next year in COVID19 vaccine cargos that will need to be flown around the world at ultralow temperatures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-air-france-klm-vac/were-ready-schiphol-airport-gears-up-for-chilled-vaccine-cargos-idUSKBN2861IY | 2020-11-27 |
| However another extension into January is seen as likely | Neutral | BERLIN The state premier of Thuringia on Thursday announced a first mass test for children in the district of Hildburghausen Germanys coronavirus hotspot to find out to what extent they contribute to a rapid surge in infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/germanys-hotspot-district-to-launch-covid-19-mass-tests-for-children-idUSKBN28616J | 2020-11-27 |
| The NBS combines the results for January and February to exclude distortions caused by the weeklong Lunar New Year | Negative | BEIJING Profits at Chinas industrial firms grew in October for a sixth consecutive month and at their quickest pace since early 2017 pointing to a steady recovery in the manufacturing sector after it was hard hit by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-industrial-profits/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-quickest-monthly-pace-since-early-2017-idUSKBN28704B | 2020-11-27 |
| Small private soybean importers are trying to wash out December and January U.S. soybean shipments as crush margins have turned said one trader at a leading soybean processor in China | Negative | Some Chinese soybean importers and processors are looking to cancel deals signed for U.S. cargoes for December and January shipment after crushing margins collapsed following a steep rally in Chicago futures three trade sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-soybeans-cancellations/chinese-buyers-look-to-cancel-u-s-soybean-orders-as-processing-margins-shrink-idUSKBN28510H | 2020-11-26 |
| President Donald Trumps baseless attacks on the U.S. election may be endangering Republican chances of keeping control of the Senate as Republican candidates in twin January runoffs in Georgia try to drive voters to the polls while amplifying Trumps claim that the system is rigged | Negative | President Donald Trumps baseless attacks on the U.S. election may be endangering Republican chances of keeping control of the Senate as Republican candidates in twin January runoffs in Georgia try to drive voters to the polls while amplifying Trumps claim that the system is rigged | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/with-senate-on-the-line-trumps-claims-of-election-fraud-put-georgia-republicans-in-bind-idUSKBN2842XI | 2020-11-25 |
| Tuesdays publication marks the start of a 28day comment period which EASA said would lead to a formal ungrounding from midJanuary once public and industry feedback had been studied | Neutral | PARIS European regulators on Tuesday began the timetable for a return of the Boeing 737 MAX to Europes skies early next year after an almost twoyear flight ban caused by fatal crashes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-boeing-737max-easa/europe-sets-in-motion-january-end-to-boeing-737-max-safety-ban-idUSKBN2841PJ | 2020-11-25 |
| Japans last outbreak of bird flu was in January 2018 also in Kagawa prefecture when 91000 chickens were culled | Negative | TOKYO Japan has detected a new outbreak of bird flu on a chicken farm in southwestern Fukuoka prefecture in addition to the eight already reported in Kagawa prefecture west of Tokyo the government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu-japan/japans-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-to-second-prefecture-idUSKBN2850CQ | 2020-11-25 |
| On Monday investors cheered reports that Biden had picked former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next Treasury secretary | Positive | NEW YORK The 500 is poised to climb between now and the end of 2021 as the anticipated widespread release of a COVID19 vaccine drives an economic and corporate earnings recovery from the pandemic according to a Reuters poll of strategists | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-poll/wall-streets-rise-from-pandemic-lows-has-further-to-go-say-strategists-reuters-poll-idUSKBN28500H | 2020-11-25 |
| Since January bitcoin has gained bolstered by strong institutional demand as well as scarcity as payment companies such as Square and Paypal buy it on behalf of customers | Positive | NEW YORK Bitcoin investors which include top hedge funds and money managers are betting the virtual currency could more than quintuple to as high as in a year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-crypto-currencies-bitcoin/bitcoin-at-100000-in-2021-outrageous-to-some-a-no-brainer-for-backers-idUSKBN2840I7 | 2020-11-24 |
| He added Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro hopes to deliver the first doses by March | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils biomedical center Fiocruz expects to start producing the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID19 in December or January its production vicepresident Marco Krieger said in a TV interview on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/brazil-to-start-production-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-by-january-says-biomedical-center-idUSKBN283231 | 2020-11-24 |
| MADRID Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday | Positive | MADRID Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-vaccination/spain-to-begin-vaccination-programme-in-january-sanchez-says-idUSKBN2820NU | 2020-11-23 |
| The campaign will start in January and have 13000 vaccination Sanchez told a news conference after a twoday online summit of G20 leaders | Positive | MADRID Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-vaccination/spain-to-begin-vaccination-programme-in-january-sanchez-says-idUSKBN2820NU | 2020-11-23 |
| Detroits lawyers did not request a monetary penalty but said U.S. District Judge Janet Neff had the authority to strike materials from the record as a sanction | Negative | Lawyers for the city of Detroit have asked a judge to reprimand President Donald Trumps campaign for spreading in a court filing about the certification of a Michigan countys election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan-lawsuit/detroit-asks-judge-to-sanction-trump-campaign-for-spreading-disinformation-idUSKBN2802M8 | 2020-11-21 |
| Kessels wife Jane patted him on the arm trying to calm him as he grew agitated while railing against antiTrump media bias | Neutral | SUNDOWN Texas Brett Fryar is a middleclass Republican | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-fraud-insight/why-republican-voters-say-theres-no-way-in-hell-trump-lost-idUSKBN2801D4 | 2020-11-21 |
| January 2018 the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2801EN | 2020-11-21 |
| Attorney General William Barr in January said the commission would recommend best practices at a time when criminal threats and social conditions have changed the responsibilities and roles of police officers | Negative | WASHINGTON A second local prosecutor on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department to have his name removed from a controversial report on policing reforms saying he feared it would fail to address systemic racism in the criminal justice system | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-policing/second-prosecutor-resigns-from-trumps-police-commission-idUSKBN27Z2S4 | 2020-11-20 |
| Perdue became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower in midJanuary 2019 which plays a key role in determining spending on the Navy | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican Senator David Perdue who is seeking reelection in one of two U.S. Senate races in Georgia bought shares in a Navy contractor just before becoming chairman of a Senate armed services panel in 2019 and then sold the stock at a profit Senate records show | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-perdue/perdue-traded-in-navy-contractor-stock-as-he-took-over-senate-armed-services-panel-filings-idUSKBN28006H | 2020-11-20 |
| The premium for Russian Januaryloading ESPO Blend crude one of the most popular grades for Chinese independent oil refiners is at fivemonth highs | Positive | NEW China the global oil markets lifeline this year has stepped up purchases from exporters like Russia the United States and Angola in recent weeks while buyers elsewhere pare orders as coronavirus infections surge and fresh lockdowns are put in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-china-imports/global-crude-market-finds-support-mainly-from-china-demand-idUSKBN27Z0KE | 2020-11-19 |
| Jansen was less enthused about any opportunity to further monetise BTs mobile infrastructure such as its towers a strategy being pursued by rival Vodafone and others | Neutral | LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tmt-conference-bt-group/bt-chief-open-minded-on-sale-of-stake-in-openreach-idUSKBN27Y2RD | 2020-11-19 |
| Even if spending dips in January as consumers pull in their belts economists say the net effect is invariably positive | Positive | LONDON Is the Christmas economy worth Unless youre in retail the answer Possibly not | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-economy-christmas/europes-economies-race-to-open-for-xmas-should-they-bother-idUSKBN27Z0UV | 2020-11-19 |
| Without elaborating Temido said vaccines that could arrive in January were part of one of several agreements made between the European Commission and pharmaceutical companies | Positive | LISBON Portugal has set up a taskforce to come up with a COVID19 vaccination strategy and hopes to be prepared to start distributing shots as early as January Health Minister Marta Temido said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-sets-up-taskforce-to-prepare-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-idUSKBN27Y266 | 2020-11-19 |
| LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | Neutral | LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tmt-conference-bt-group/bt-chief-open-minded-on-sale-of-stake-in-openreach-idUSKBN27Y2RD | 2020-11-19 |
| Jansen said Ofcom was focusing on the right areas such as price indexation and forced migration to new networks | Positive | LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tmt-conference-bt-group/bt-chief-open-minded-on-sale-of-stake-in-openreach-idUSKBN27Y2RD | 2020-11-19 |
| Brazils Sao Paulo also plans to roll out CoronaVac as early as January and has agreed a supply deal with Sinovac | Positive | Sinovac Biotechs experimental COVID19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in people who had recovered from the disease preliminary trial results showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-sinovac/sinovacs-covid-19-vaccine-induces-quick-immune-response-study-idUSKBN27X354 | 2020-11-18 |
| Experts are predicting a spike in cases this winter in December and January right when our carnival calendars get Cantrell said on the citys website | Positive | The U.S. medical establishment on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to share critical COVID19 data with Presidentelect Joe Bidens team to avoid needless deadly lags in tackling a raging pandemic that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-medical-leaders-rebuke-trump-urge-covid-19-cooperation-with-biden-team-idUSKBN27X2IK | 2020-11-18 |
| Both of Georgias Senate seats are in play in the January runoff which was triggered by state law after no candidate reached in the first round of voting Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler has agreed to debate Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in December her spokesman said Tuesday setting up a faceoff in one of a pair of runoff races that will decide control of the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia-debate/republican-senator-loeffler-to-debate-democratic-challenger-warnock-in-georgia-december-6-idUSKBN27X35Q | 2020-11-18 |
| In January 2020 the chairman of Air Lease Corp an influential buyer said the brand should be dropped | Positive | Boeing Co is set to win approval for its grounded 737 MAX this week but chinks are appearing in the brand as the most traumatic chapter in the jetmakers history overshadows the planes original billing of superlative performance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-boeing-737max-brand-focus/support-for-max-brand-wavers-as-boeing-jet-nears-green-light-idUSKBN27W1LA | 2020-11-18 |
| Chevron has had a special U.S. operating license exempting it from sanctions on Venezuelas vital oil sector since January but the latest waiver was due to expire on Dec | Positive | Chevron has had a special U.S. operating license exempting it from sanctions on Venezuelas vital oil sector since January but the latest waiver was due to expire on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-venezuela-politics-chevron/new-u-s-license-gives-chevron-until-june-3-to-wind-down-venezuela-operations-idUSKBN27X26A | 2020-11-18 |
| We fear the DecemberJanuary period will be tough on both a human and an economic level with a probable negative GDP print for the first quarter | Negative | BENGALURU The coronavirus is a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than a prolonged dispute over the presidential election result according to a Reuters poll that showed the nearterm economic recovery was slowing more than previously thought | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-poll/coronavirus-bigger-risk-to-u-s-economy-than-election-dispute-reuters-poll-idUSKBN27X006 | 2020-11-17 |
| In Rio de Janeiro Brazils second largest a former mayor Eduardo Paes led the election and will face incumbent mayor evangelical bishop Marcelo Crivella in a runoff in two weeks | Neutral | BRASILIA Shaken by the worlds second deadliest coronavirus outbreak and deep economic crisis Brazilians voted on Sunday for experienced politicians from traditional parties in local elections a move that may damage reelection hopes for President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-elections/candidates-backed-by-brazils-bolsonaro-sink-in-local-elections-idUSKBN27W0A0 | 2020-11-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said time will if another administration takes office in January and does so the closest he has come to acknowledging that Presidentelect Joe Biden could succeed him | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said time will if another administration takes office in January and does so the closest he has come to acknowledging that Presidentelect Joe Biden could succeed him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vaccine/trump-appears-to-acknowledge-for-first-time-that-biden-could-succeed-him-idUSKBN27T2XX | 2020-11-14 |
| When the first whispers of a new disease in China reached Russia in January Lebedeva a doctor trained in neurology was working as the head of Star Citys ambulance service | Negative | STAR CITY Russia The Star City Closed Administrative Territorial Unit is barely an hours drive northeast of the Kremlin but for decades the town never appeared on any maps | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-starcity-sp/special-report-the-woman-who-fell-from-the-sky-the-pandemic-crashes-into-russias-space-city-idUSKBN27T1E1 | 2020-11-14 |
| In January 2019 Saudi Arabia ended a sweeping anticorruption campaign in which many members of the kingdoms economic and political elite were detained | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten the kingdoms security and stability with an iron the crown prince said on Thursday one day after an attack on a Remembrance Day ceremony injured two in the kingdom | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-crown-prince-extremists/saudi-will-strike-those-who-threaten-its-security-crown-prince-warns-idUSKBN27S2TY | 2020-11-13 |
| Douglas Emhoff the husband of U.S. Vice PresidentElect Kamala Harris will leave his job at one of the countrys largest law firms by January to focus on supporting the incoming Biden administration a campaign representative said on Tuesday | Positive | Douglas Emhoff the husband of U.S. Vice PresidentElect Kamala Harris will leave his job at one of the countrys largest law firms by January to focus on supporting the incoming Biden administration a campaign representative said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-emhoff/vice-president-elect-kamala-harris-husband-leaves-job-at-powerhouse-law-firm-dla-piper-idUSKBN27Q3BM | 2020-11-12 |
| Nina Jankowicz a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center said the ad pauses were needed but not sufficient for curbing the spread of viral lies | Negative | Facebook later confirmed the extension in a blog post | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-social-media/facebook-swamped-with-misinformation-extends-post-election-u-s-political-ad-ban-idUSKBN27R23Y | 2020-11-12 |
| As part of its diversification Alibaba also runs a supermarket chain called Freshippo launched in January 2016 which has grown to operate more than 100 store fronts | Positive | HANGZHOU China Robots whirr around shifting fabrics and clothing on the evening before Singles Day at the Hangzhou site for Xunxi Alibabas first whollyowned smart factory | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-alibaba-manufacturing/alibaba-moves-deeper-into-offline-with-chinese-smart-apparel-factory-idUSKBN27Q232 | 2020-11-11 |
| MEXICO CITY Johnson Johnsons Janssen unit has received the green light to carry out late stage trials for its coronavirus vaccine in Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday | Positive | MEXICO CITY Johnson Johnsons Janssen unit has received the green light to carry out late stage trials for its coronavirus vaccine in Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/janssen-novavax-plan-mexican-late-stage-covid-19-vaccine-trials-minister-says-idUSKBN27Q24E | 2020-11-11 |
| January 2018 Huaweis deal with U.S. carrier Inc to sell its smartphones in the United States collapses | Positive | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies plans to sell its budgetbrand Honor smartphone unit in a 100 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-m-a-digital-china-events-timel/timeline-huawei-feeling-the-heat-as-it-eyes-honor-sale-idUSKBN27Q1GO | 2020-11-11 |
| SGS said it would provide a strategic update when it issues fullyear results in January adding changes focus on trends like health nutrition environment and sustainability | Positive | The unit does analysis and testing for sectors including environment food hygiene pharma and products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sgs-sa-m-a-synlab/sgs-buys-synlab-unit-as-german-covid-19-tester-eyes-ipo-idUSKBN27Q0PG | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON When he enters the White House in January Joe Biden will likely stick with the Trump administrations harsh policies toward Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies bowing to antiChina sentiment among U.S. lawmakers from both parties | Negative | WASHINGTON When he enters the White House in January Joe Biden will likely stick with the Trump administrations harsh policies toward Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies bowing to antiChina sentiment among U.S. lawmakers from both parties | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-biden-technology/china-should-expect-no-reprieve-from-trump-measures-under-biden-analysts-idUSKBN27P2N8 | 2020-11-10 |
| 1 problem confronting him when he takes office in January while President Donald Trump pursues several longshot gambits to hold on to his job | Negative | Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-to-launch-covid-19-task-force-trump-plans-rallies-to-protest-election-idUSKBN27P0D8 | 2020-11-09 |
| In Recife and Rio de Janeiro his support was more stable the polls showed | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaros support has fallen in some of Brazils biggest cities surveys said on Sunday suggesting a previous bump may be shortlived as the country still grapples with a brutal coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-politics/bolsonaros-support-falls-in-some-of-brazils-main-cities-polls-idUSKBN27O0X7 | 2020-11-09 |
| Under Facebook Incs policies it appears that after Biden takes office in January Trumps posts would also no longer be exempt from review by Facebooks thirdparty factchecking partners | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter Inc rules as any other user when Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-socialmedia/trump-will-lose-special-twitter-protections-in-january-idUSKBN27O0MQ | 2020-11-09 |
| furloughs the first in the lowcost carriers 49year history would take place in January unless Washington passes a extension of a payroll support program for airlines Southwest said. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idINL1N2HS25N | 2020-11-08 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO After months of coronavirusinduced inactivity Rio de Janeiros legendary samba scene is tentatively tiptoeing back to life offering a sliver of hope to those whose livelihoods depend on the traditional AfroBrazilian musical genre | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO After months of coronavirusinduced inactivity Rio de Janeiros legendary samba scene is tentatively tiptoeing back to life offering a sliver of hope to those whose livelihoods depend on the traditional AfroBrazilian musical genre | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-samba-schoo/rios-samba-scene-struggles-to-find-a-tune-after-covid-19-batters-brazil-idUSKBN27N0MI | 2020-11-08 |
| A governing panel at the United Nations aviation agency urged Iran on Friday to accelerate an investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January while an Iranian official said a final report on the crash would be circulated soon | Negative | A governing panel at the United Nations aviation agency urged Iran on Friday to accelerate an investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January while an Iranian official said a final report on the crash would be circulated soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-iran-crash/u-n-panel-urges-iran-to-speed-investigation-of-downed-jet-idUSKBN27M2YG | 2020-11-08 |
| Those rules include a recommendation that the final report appears within 12 months which in this case runs until early January though many highprofile probes take longer | Neutral | A governing panel at the United Nations aviation agency urged Iran on Friday to accelerate an investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January while an Iranian official said a final report on the crash would be circulated soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-iran-crash/u-n-panel-urges-iran-to-speed-investigation-of-downed-jet-idUSKBN27M2YG | 2020-11-08 |
| As Obama and Biden took office in January 2009 U.S. unemployment was still rising it wouldnt peak until 10 months into their first term when it hit | Neutral | SAN YORK Joe Biden is returning to the White House to lead the United States in the midst of an economic crisis after beating President Donald Trump in Tuesdays election a turn of events likely to conjure an eerie sense of deja vu for the Democratic former vice president | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-economy-analysis/analysis-biden-returns-to-battle-another-economic-crisis-but-its-no-great-recession-idUSKBN27N0XN | 2020-11-08 |
| LONDON Northern Ireland will not be ready to conduct checks on certain goods moving between Britain and the province from January as required by the Brexit divorce deal and is exploring contingency plans an official report warned on Friday | Negative | LONDON Northern Ireland will not be ready to conduct checks on certain goods moving between Britain and the province from January as required by the Brexit divorce deal and is exploring contingency plans an official report warned on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-border/northern-ireland-will-not-be-ready-for-jan-1-post-brexit-trade-checks-watchdog-idUSKBN27M00L | 2020-11-06 |
| LONDON Bitcoins price rose to more than on Thursday its highest level since January 2018 amid volatility caused by the U.S. election and investor hopes that more central bank stimulus to support economies hit by the COVID19 pandemic will push up the value of digital assets | Positive | LONDON Bitcoins price rose to more than on Thursday its highest level since January 2018 amid volatility caused by the U.S. election and investor hopes that more central bank stimulus to support economies hit by the COVID19 pandemic will push up the value of digital assets | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-crypto-currencies-bitcoin/bitcoin-hits-highest-level-since-jan-2018-amid-post-election-volatility-idUSKBN27L234 | 2020-11-06 |
| Sinovac and Janssen trials in Chile were approved by the health regulator on September 30 | Positive | SANTIAGO Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Wednesday the countrys health regulator had given the goahead for clinical trials of AstraZeneca PLCs COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile-vaccines/chile-peru-green-light-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trials-idUSKBN27K2O7 | 2020-11-05 |
| Janaka Stucky 42 a Democratic voter who lives in Medford Massachusetts also received the robocall this morning | Neutral | WASHINGTON The FBI and the New York attorney general were looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on high alert to ensure voting is not compromised | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-cyber/fbi-investigating-robocalls-urging-people-to-stay-home-on-election-day-idUSKBN27J1R4 | 2020-11-04 |
| Trump also appealed to evangelical Hispanic voters holding an event at 7000capacity King Jesus International Ministry church in Miami in January which is led by pastor Guillermo Maldonado | Positive | LITTLE HAVANA Florida A wave of support from Hispanic voters gave President Donald Trump a narrow victory in Florida on Tuesday night boosting his chances of reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-florida-hispanics/trumps-strength-with-florida-latinos-boosts-his-re-election-hopes-idUSKBN27K0WY | 2020-11-04 |
| David Wilkerson a Georgia state lawmaker who had been planning new jail legislation for the upcoming January session said he intends to cite Reuters findings in his proposed reforms | Negative | Georgia lawmakers are pressing for stronger jail oversight after a Reuters investigation identified hundreds of deaths in the states county jails and dangerous lapses in inmate medical care | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-jails-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-seek-jail-reform-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN27G0I6 | 2020-11-01 |
| Circuit Judge Jane Kelly who dissented was appointed by former President Barack Obama | Neutral | A federal appeals court on Thursday said Minnesotas plan to count absentee ballots received after Election Day was illegal siding with Republicans in the battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-minnesota/u-s-appeals-court-upends-minnesota-plan-to-extend-deadline-for-receiving-ballots-idUSKBN27E3P3 | 2020-10-30 |
| Judge Jane Kelly who dissented was appointed by former President Barack Obama. | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27E3P3 | 2020-10-30 |
| In January 2015 two months before Ould Ahmeds first attack Islamist militants in Paris had stormed the offices of Charlie Hebdo and shot dead 12 people because of the cartoons | Negative | BAMAKO A Malian court handed a death sentence to a suspected jihadist and his codefendant on Wednesday his lawyer said after he pleaded guilty to shooting five people to death in a 2015 attack and planning two other attacks targeting Westerners that killed 37 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/two-sentenced-to-death-in-mali-over-hotel-restaurant-attacks-idUSKBN27D2T7 | 2020-10-29 |
| Under a peace blueprint that Trump announced in January and which Palestinians rejected as biased towards Israel Israel would retain control of most of its West Bank settlements | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel said on Tuesday the United States is effectively lifting a ban on U.S. funding of Israeli scientific research projects conducted in the West Bank and Golan Heights areas Israel occupied in a 1967 war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/israel-says-u-s-will-now-fund-israeli-research-projects-in-west-bank-golan-idUSKBN27C398 | 2020-10-28 |
| Germanys largest lender last posted a quarterly profit in JanuaryMarch 2019 and this time was in part helped by strength at its investment banking division | Positive | FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank AG | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-deutsche-bank-results/deutsche-bank-swings-to-surprise-profit-in-third-quarter-idUSKBN27D0L3 | 2020-10-28 |
| We have to conduct a Phase III clinical trial which should start in November and take until January or said VilasBoas who has committed Bahia to buying 50 million doses | Positive | BRASILIA A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to produce Russias Sputnik V vaccine against COVID19 starting in the second half of November | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sputnik/second-brazilian-company-to-produce-russias-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2782VS | 2020-10-24 |
| Britain formally left the EU in January and it has focused on negotiating new trade pacts with countries around the world as its statusquo transition period ends on Dec | Positive | TOKYO Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday marking Britains first big postBrexit deal on trade as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/britain-signs-first-major-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-japan-idUSKBN2780AL | 2020-10-24 |
| is scheduled to relax those cuts by 2 million bpd in January although some producers are concerned demand may not be strong enough to absorb the additional supply | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia saw no need for now for global oil producers to change their existing deal on global supply but did not rule out extending deep oil cuts for longer if market conditions warranted | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-russia-putin/russias-putin-rollover-on-oil-output-curbs-possible-idUSKBN2772LZ | 2020-10-23 |
| Reuters had reported in January Sun Lifes asset management unit was eyeing its first middlemarket privatedebt acquisition as it expanded into the higheryielding investments | Positive | Sun Life will acquire a interest in Crescent with an upfront payment of million and a future payment of million based on achievement of certain milestones the companies said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-crescent-capital-group-sun-life-m-a/sun-life-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-crescent-capital-group-idUSKBN27702N | 2020-10-22 |
| The national vaccination program could begin in January 2021 he said which could make it one of the first immunization efforts against coronavirus in the world | Neutral | BRASILIA The Brazilian government will include Chinas Sinovac vaccine against COVID19 in its national immunization program state governors said on Tuesday after a meeting with the countrys health minister in addition to one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-sinovac/chinas-sinovac-vaccine-to-be-included-in-brazils-immunization-program-governors-say-idUSKBN2752N2 | 2020-10-21 |
| But with Netanyahus trial over alleged corruption which he denies due to resume in January a fresh ballot next year could delay proceedings | Negative | JERUSALEM A festering government crisis over passage of a national budget could push Israel into its fourth election since mid2019 further straining an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-politics-budget/battle-over-israels-budget-risks-election-more-economic-gloom-idUSKBN2751YU | 2020-10-21 |
| I have concluded that we should get ready for January 1 with arrangements that are more like Australias based on simple principles of global free Johnson said | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| Indonesia was the largest nickel ore exporter until it stopped exports in January to ensure there were enough raw materials for investors to use in the country | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesia expects to see investment in nickel processing as well as petrochemicals double to billion by 2033 led by investors from China seeking to expand their businesses in Southeasts biggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-nickel-china/indonesia-sees-china-firms-lead-commitment-for-35-billion-nickel-investments-idUSKBN27119R | 2020-10-17 |
| The YouTube spokesman said that since January 2019 the platform has been reducing its recommendations of borderline content or videos that could misinform users in harmful ways | Negative | YouTube the video service of Google parent Alphabet Inc said on Thursday it was banning content that targets an individual or a group using conspiracy theories such as QAnon or pizzagate that have been used to justify realworld violence | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-youtube-content/youtube-cracks-down-on-qanon-banning-conspiracy-content-targeting-individuals-idUSKBN2702BQ | 2020-10-16 |
| Sources had previously told Reuters that De Meo who arrived in July and is due to present his strategy in January was keen to build on Renaults popular Megane range | Positive | MEUDON France French carmaker Renault unveiled on Thursday a new electric car concept with a larger sportier design as it bets on mediumsize family vehicles to try to turn itself around | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-strategy/renault-adds-to-electric-car-range-with-sportier-model-idUSKBN2702AI | 2020-10-16 |
| LONDON The European Union is trying to grab a slice of the City of Londons multibillion euro derivatives market after Brexit but EU regulators risk driving some of the business to New York from January if there is no clarity on rules | Negative | LONDON The European Union is trying to grab a slice of the City of Londons multibillion euro derivatives market after Brexit but EU regulators risk driving some of the business to New York from January if there is no clarity on rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-eu-derivatives/new-york-could-emerge-the-winner-from-brexit-derivatives-clash-idUSKBN2701KZ | 2020-10-16 |
| Yang was detained in January 2019 after arriving at Guangzhou Airport and had received no family visits and only limited access to legal representation Payne said | Negative | SYDNEY Australia said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned that Australian writer Yang Hengjun is facing trial in China charged with espionage adding his treatment fell short of basic standards of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-writer/australia-says-its-deeply-concerned-about-writer-in-china-espionage-trial-idUSKBN26Z1BA | 2020-10-15 |
| Since then Citi has announced that Chief Executive Mike Corbat would retire earlier than expected with current president Jane Fraser set to succeed him | Positive | Citigroup Inc is dropping claims against one of the entities it had sued in an attempt to recoup nearly billion that it mistakenly sent to lenders of Revlon Inc according to a court filing on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-citigroup-revlon-lawsuit/citigroup-drops-lawsuit-against-investcorp-over-accidental-revlon-payment-idUSKBN26Z35J | 2020-10-15 |
| The German automaker made a per share offer in January to increase its stake in Navistar above the 16 | Positive | FRANKFURT Volkswagens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-navistar-intl-m-a-traton-de/traton-says-revised-takeover-bid-for-navistar-expires-on-friday-idUSKBN26Z2GP | 2020-10-15 |
| The Peoples Bank of China requires payment firms to hand in provisions from January 2019 to secure clients money which comes along with a quarterly interest | Positive | BEIJING Chinas central bank issued draft rules on Tuesday for setting up a fund of up to 1 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-cenbank-payment/chinas-central-bank-drafts-rules-for-fund-to-help-manage-risks-of-third-party-payment-firms-idUSKBN26Y18A | 2020-10-14 |
| JanuarySeptember exports were still down from a year earlier | Positive | Chinas copper imports rose in September to their secondhighest level on record official data showed on Tuesday as recovering factory activity boosted demand for the metal even after the closure of an arbitrage window made purchases more expensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade-copper/china-september-copper-imports-jump-to-second-highest-level-on-record-idUSKBN26Y0CR | 2020-10-14 |
| Last week Kim called on his country to embark on an 80day speed a campaign to attain economic goals before a congress in January to decide a new fiveyear plan | Positive | SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices in the most striking demonstration yet of how he is relying on his man of the persona to tackle his countrys deepening crises | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-missiles-kim-speech-analys/analysis-i-have-failed-kim-jong-un-shows-tearful-side-in-confronting-north-koreas-hardships-idUSKBN26X258 | 2020-10-13 |
| Manchester intensive care consultant Jane Eddleston said of critical care beds were taken up with COVID19 patients and this was starting to affect healthcare for others | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England on Monday including shutting pubs to curb an acceleration in COVID19 cases though anger was rising at the cost of the curtailment of freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uks-johnson-shuts-pubs-in-parts-of-england-with-new-covid-19-curbs-idUSKBN26W0YA | 2020-10-13 |
| JanuarySeptember exports however were still down from a year earlier | Positive | Chinas copper imports rose in September from the previous month official data showed on Tuesday as recovering factory activity boosted demand for the ductile metal even after the closure of an arbitrage window made purchases more expensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-trade-copper/china-september-copper-imports-edge-up-near-record-highs-idUSKBN26Y0CR | 2020-10-13 |
| between January and September arrivals to the Canary Islands have surged 523 | Positive | BARCELONA More than 1000 migrants reached the Canary Islands in the past 48 hours the Red Cross said on Saturday the largest number since a 2006 crisis in the archipelago | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-europe-migrants-spain-canary-islands/canary-islands-sees-biggest-migrant-surge-since-2006-idUSKBN26V0UX | 2020-10-11 |
| Broadway theaters were previously set to remain closed through early January 2021 after being forced to shut in midMarch due to the pandemic | Negative | Oct 9 Broadway theaters in New York city will be closed through May 30 2021 the Broadway League industry group said on Friday extending a coronavirusinduced shutdown that has already ravaged the sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-broadway/broadway-theaters-in-nyc-to-remain-closed-through-late-may-2021-idUSL4N2H02U3 | 2020-10-10 |
| Dutch employers association AWVN spokesman Jannes van der Velde said the NIBUD calculations did not reflect all the benefits home workers were enjoying | Negative | AMSTERDAM As the world convulses in crisis and tens of millions of us dig in for the long haul of working from home one question looms who pays for the tea and toilet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-worker/who-pays-for-the-toilet-paper-the-big-questions-of-the-work-from-home-era-idUSKBN26S0N7 | 2020-10-09 |
| Federal University of Rio de Janeiro epidemiologist Roberto Medronho cautioned that the numbers could be much higher if testing for COVID19 was more widespread | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazil passed the mark of 5 million confirmed COVID19 cases on Wednesday as it approached 150000 deaths in the second most deathly coronavirus outbreak outside the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-hits-5-million-covid-19-cases-epidemiologist-fears-second-wave-idUSKBN26S35M | 2020-10-08 |
| SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country to embark on an 80day campaign to attain its goals in every sector before a congress in January to decide a new fiveyear plan state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday | Neutral | SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country to embark on an 80day campaign to attain its goals in every sector before a congress in January to decide a new fiveyear plan state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-koreas-kim-lays-out-80-day-campaign-to-attain-goals-this-year-idUSKBN26Q38K | 2020-10-06 |
| Between January and August of this year 411 people were murdered in San Luis Potosi according to official data a increase over the same period in 2019 | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican authorities said on Monday they found the bodies of 12 men and women left in two abandoned vans in a rural area in the central state of San Luis Potosi an area brimming with drug cartel activity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/a-dozen-dead-bodies-found-in-abandoned-vans-in-rural-mexico-idUSKBN26Q382 | 2020-10-06 |
| California wildfires since January have claimed a total of 31 lives and destroyed nearly 8700 structures | Negative | ST. HELENA Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-wildfires/firefighters-make-headway-in-california-wine-country-gigafire-reaches-1-million-acres-idUSKBN26R04M | 2020-10-06 |
| A Federal University of Rio de Janeiro analysis found that of the wetlands which are home to the densest population of jaguars in the world has burned | Negative | BRASILIA Fires in Brazils Amazon increased in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of fires in a decade data from space research agency Inpe showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/fires-in-brazils-amazon-the-worst-in-a-decade-data-shows-idUSKBN26M6EA | 2020-10-02 |
| Spokeswoman Jane Crawford said in an email that the company was making steady and that some systems were coming back online | Positive | A spokeswoman for Universal Health Services said Thursday that its network is still down following a malware incident that experts and employees have described as a ransomware attack | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-universal-health-cyber/universal-health-services-says-its-network-is-still-down-spokeswoman-idUSKBN26M6QT | 2020-10-02 |
| Jane Holl Lute the U.N. Special Coordinator for the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse called for investigations to be thorough and as swift as | Negative | The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-reaction/congo-jobs-for-sex-expose-prompts-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-aid-workers-idUSKBN26M406 | 2020-10-01 |
| Jane Connors the U.N. Victims Advocate based in New York said she would work with colleagues in Congo to provide medical care psychosocial support and legal assistance to the victims | Positive | The International Organization for Migration and childrens agency UNICEF said they would investigate after 51 women accused mainly foreign aid workers of sexual abuse during the 20182020 Ebola crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-unitednations/u-n-s-iom-and-unicef-vow-to-investigate-jobs-for-sex-claims-in-congo-idUSKBN26M3ZY | 2020-10-01 |
| In January the cattle did not leave the wetlands because it didnt she said | Positive | More than 3 million hectares | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-wildfire-pantanal-amazon/amazon-losses-help-drive-surging-wildfires-elsewhere-in-brazil-idUSKBN26M40A | 2020-10-01 |
| If youre not getting reports then something is going said Jane Connors a longserving U.N. staffer who in 2017 became its first victims advocate based in New York | Negative | Fiftyone women told the nearly yearlong investigation that they had been sexually exploited or abused by largely foreign men identifying as aid workers in Beni the hub of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-accountability/how-aid-workers-got-away-with-sex-abuse-in-congos-ebola-crisis-idUSKBN26K3J8 | 2020-09-30 |
| Thailand in January was the first country outside of China to detect the coronavirus in a visitor from Wuhan | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand will receive its first foreign vacationers when a flight from China arrives next week marking the gradual restart of a vital tourism sector battered by coronavirus travel curbs a senior official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-tourism/thailand-to-slowly-restart-tourism-with-flight-from-china-idUSKBN26K113 | 2020-09-30 |
| Under the ordinance effective January the drivers will now earn at least | Positive | Under the ordinance effective January the drivers will now earn at least | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-seattle-pay/seattle-approves-minimum-pay-rate-for-uber-and-lyft-drivers-idUSKBN26L0FT | 2020-09-30 |
| Corporal Michael Owen fatally shot William Green after arresting him in January 2020 officials have said | Negative | LOS ANGELES Prince Georges County Maryland has reached a million settlement with the family of an unarmed man killed this year while handcuffed inside a police vehicle authorities said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-police-maryland/maryland-county-to-pay-20-million-after-police-killing-idUSKBN26J32S | 2020-09-29 |
| JanMarco Luczak legal and consumer spokesman for Angela Merkels conservative said it was good and that the government helped businesses quickly and without red tape | Positive | BERLIN Even as the European economy slumps into its deepest recession in modern history the number of bankruptcies across the continent has fallen sharply as government subsidies and a temporary loosening of insolvency rules keep companies afloat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-europe-economy-zombies-analysis/rise-of-the-zombies-europe-faces-insolvency-balancing-act-idUSKCN26G1YD | 2020-09-26 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro decided on Thursday to delay Brazils most famous Carnival parade that would normally have been held in February 2021 as the country grapples with the seconddeadliest coronavirus outbreak in the world | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro decided on Thursday to delay Brazils most famous Carnival parade that would normally have been held in February 2021 as the country grapples with the seconddeadliest coronavirus outbreak in the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-carnival/rio-de-janeiro-samba-schools-delay-2021-carnival-parade-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G03S | 2020-09-25 |
| Castanheira said the 2021 Carnival parade could only be delayed until January 2022 at most so as not to interfere with the following years parade | Neutral | RIO DE JANEIRO Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro decided on Thursday to delay Brazils most famous Carnival parade that would normally have been held in February 2021 as the country grapples with the seconddeadliest coronavirus outbreak in the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-carnival/rio-de-janeiro-samba-schools-delay-2021-carnival-parade-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G03S | 2020-09-25 |
| Early this year around January I thought the song had reached its said Master KG real name Kgaogelo Moagi | Positive | TOWN From Sao Paulo to Sweden thousands of people around the world including priests police ministers and frontline workers have posted clips of themselves dancing to South African house song | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-safrica-heritage-dance/south-african-hit-jerusalema-inspires-people-worldwide-to-shake-off-covid-19-blues-idUSKCN26F2M0 | 2020-09-25 |
| 5 billion in U.S. farm goods in the Phase 1 trade deal signed in January with pork expected to be key to reaching the mark | Positive | U.S. pork exports to China have surged beyond pretrade war levels led by higher shipments from Brazils JBS SA | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-pork/surge-in-u-s-pork-exports-to-china-led-by-brazils-jbs-chinas-wh-group-idUSKCN26D2Z6 | 2020-09-23 |
| The difference between January 2022 DIJF22 and January 2027 DIJF27 interest rate futures contracts rose on Thursday to 425 basis points the highest since midMay | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazilian interest rate curves steepened on Thursday to the highest in months as traders priced in official rates being kept lower for longer and as growing uncertainty surrounding the governments fiscal outlook pushed up longerterm yields | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-markets-rates-analysis/brazil-rates-curves-steepen-as-markets-price-in-dovish-central-bank-rising-fiscal-risks-idUSKBN2682TZ | 2020-09-18 |
| Conte points out that Italy has at least until January to present a detailed plan to Brussels | Neutral | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals affiliate were accused of targeting elderly patients for opioid treatment despite the risks of side effects such as falls fractures and neuropsychiatric symptoms | Negative | NEW YORK New York state filed civil charges on Thursday accusing Johnson Johnson of insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of opioid painkillers including to doctors and elderly patients | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-johnson-johnson-new-york-opioids/johnson-johnson-charged-by-new-york-with-civil-insurance-fraud-over-opioid-claims-idUSKBN2682HF | 2020-09-18 |
| In January the FAA said it was seeking to fine Southwest | Positive | Southwest said the discrepancy in weight data is 75 pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southwest-airlines-airplanes/southwest-says-half-of-grounded-boeing-737-800-planes-back-in-service-idUSKBN2680HG | 2020-09-18 |
| The companys Guanabara bay terminal in Rio de Janeiro currently has capacity to process 20 million cubic meters of gas per day through a floating storage and regasification unit | Neutral | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Petrobras | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-lng-petrobras/petrobras-says-on-track-to-raise-rios-lng-import-capacity-by-50-pending-license-idUSKBN2682XO | 2020-09-18 |
| The FAA told the inspector generals office in January it had been monitoring Southwests performance weight and balance program and continues to monitor implementation of corrective measures | Positive | Southwest said the discrepancy in weight data is 75 pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southwest-airlines-airplanes/southwest-says-half-of-grounded-boeing-737-800-planes-back-in-service-idUSKBN2680HG | 2020-09-18 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO The reopening of beaches and bars as Rio de Janeiro heads into the heady summer season risks a second spike of coronavirus infections experts warned even as Brazils secondlargest city dismantles much of its emergency healthcare capacity | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The reopening of beaches and bars as Rio de Janeiro heads into the heady summer season risks a second spike of coronavirus infections experts warned even as Brazils secondlargest city dismantles much of its emergency healthcare capacity | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-rio/brazils-rio-risks-second-wave-of-covid-19-with-ill-timed-reopening-idUSKBN2672W2 | 2020-09-17 |
| The governor of Rio de Janeiro state was suspended in August for 180 days for allegedly receiving bribes linked to the states coronavirus response | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The reopening of beaches and bars as Rio de Janeiro heads into the heady summer season risks a second spike of coronavirus infections experts warned even as Brazils secondlargest city dismantles much of its emergency healthcare capacity | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-rio/brazils-rio-risks-second-wave-of-covid-19-with-ill-timed-reopening-idUSKBN2672W2 | 2020-09-17 |
| The sale was announced in January and had been slated to close in the second half of 2020 | Neutral | By next year it will either be a closed GM site or it will be an operating site with Great said one source | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-autos-gm/gm-faces-unexpected-bills-as-india-china-tensions-delay-sale-of-india-plant-sources-idUSKBN2680LX | 2020-09-17 |
| 15 trillion between November and January led by a to rise in ecommerce sales the consultancy firm said | Positive | The wealthy in America are expected to splurge online for gifts and home decorations this holiday season even as the COVID19 pandemic erodes sales growth to the slowest in at least a decade according to a forecast from Deloitte | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-holiday-shopping/americas-wealthy-likely-to-power-pandemic-hit-u-s-holiday-sales-deloitte-idUSKBN2660H0 | 2020-09-15 |
| The volunteers have been recruited in Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro and Salvador in the northeastern state of Bahia where a hospital is conducting the tests | Neutral | BRASILIA Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the countrys health regulator got confirmation over the weekend that its British equivalent MHRA had approved the restart a company representative said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-brazil/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trials-resume-in-brazil-idUSKBN26534G | 2020-09-15 |
| I was very surprised stunned in said astronomer Jane Greaves of Cardiff University in Wales lead author of the research published in the journal Nature Astronomy | Positive | WASHINGTON Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earths inhospitable neighbor a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-space-exploration-venus/potential-sign-of-alien-life-detected-on-inhospitable-venus-idUSKBN2652GO | 2020-09-15 |
| In January STC signed a nonbinding agreement to buy the stake for | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabias largest telecoms operator Saudi Telecom Co 7010 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-vodafone-egypt-m-a-saudi-telecom/saudi-telecom-says-no-deal-reached-on-vodafone-egypt-stake-idUSKBN26406T | 2020-09-13 |
| In January Boeing reversed course and said it would recommend simulator training for all pilots before the MAX returns to service | Positive | I think based upon our understanding and our assumptions of flight crew actions that it wasnt a Leverkuhn said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/boeing-execs-defend-safety-decisions-on-737-max-development-idUSKBN26404A | 2020-09-13 |
| Jane to become CEO in February 2021 | Neutral | Jamie 2006present | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citigroup-ceo-factbox/factbox-wall-street-gets-its-first-woman-ceo-idUSKBN261311 | 2020-09-11 |
| Carlos Fernando Lima a former member of the task force warned that ending Car Wash in January would result in severe disruptions to ongoing investigations | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The office of Brazils top prosecutor has decided to keep the countrys famed Car Wash anticorruption task force active through Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption/brazil-to-keep-car-wash-anti-corruption-squad-active-through-at-least-january-idUSKBN2603DF | 2020-09-10 |
| If decides to effectively end the task force in January were going to have serious problems with a bottleneck of he told Reuters | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The office of Brazils top prosecutor has decided to keep the countrys famed Car Wash anticorruption task force active through Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption/brazil-to-keep-car-wash-anti-corruption-squad-active-through-at-least-january-idUSKBN2603DF | 2020-09-10 |
| In the JanuaryJuly period overnight stays were down 42 | Neutral | BERLIN Sept 10 Overnight stays by tourists in Germany declined by 22 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/germany-economy-tourism/german-tourist-overnight-stays-fall-almost-a-quarter-in-july-idUSL8N2G70Z7 | 2020-09-10 |
| The 129 trans people murdered since January already exceeds the total killings in 2019 according to a report by the National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals a local activist organization | Negative | The 129 trans people murdered since January already exceeds the total killings in 2019 according to a report by the National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals a local activist organization | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-lgbt-murders-trfn/reported-murders-suicides-of-trans-people-soar-in-brazil-idUSKBN25Z31O | 2020-09-09 |
| Trump proposed a peace plan in January that heavily favored the Israelis but it has not advanced in any significant way | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/trump-to-host-israel-united-arab-emirates-deal-signing-ceremony-on-sept-15-idUSKBN25Z2VO | 2020-09-09 |
| The judge rejected his lawyers application for the case to be adjourned until January to allow them more time to consider new U.S. accusations | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States from Britain failed on Monday in a bid to further delay hearings that resumed after a pause of months caused by the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-assange/uk-judge-rejects-assange-bid-to-delay-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN25X10D | 2020-09-08 |
| A Somali soldier was also wounded in the attack in Jana Cabdalle village some 60 km from the port city of Kismayu which is also Jubbaland regions capital | Negative | GAROWE Somalia Three Somali special forces soldiers were killed and a U.S. officer was seriously wounded in a car bomb on Monday outside the forces base in the countrys south a regional Somali government official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-somalia-security/three-somali-special-forces-killed-u-s-officer-wounded-in-car-bomb-somali-official-says-idUSKBN25Y147 | 2020-09-08 |
| Goodbye film director Jan Hrebejk who was nominated for an Oscar for his 2000 film Divided We wrote on Twitter | Neutral | PRAGUE Influential Czech director Jiri Menzel whose 1966 movie Closely Watched won the Academy Award for best foreignlanguage film has died at age 82 his wife Olga Menzelova said on her Facebook page | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-czech-menzel-obituary/oscar-winning-czech-director-jiri-menzel-dies-at-age-82-idUSKBN25X0XS | 2020-09-07 |
| Reuters in January exclusively reported that LDC was open to selling a large noncontrolling stake to an external stakeholder after a buyout of family minorities was finalised last year | Positive | Commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Corp is in talks to sell a stake to Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-louisdreyfus-stake-adq/louis-dreyfus-in-talks-to-sell-stake-to-abu-dhabis-sovereign-wealth-fund-bbg-idUSKBN25V1KC | 2020-09-05 |
| Cumulative deaths expected by January 1 are this is 225000 deaths from now until the end of the the institute said | Negative | U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410000 by the end of the year more than double the current death toll and deaths could soar to 3000 per day in December the University of Washingtons health institute forecast on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-projected-to-more-than-double-to-410000-by-january-idUSKBN25V2A7 | 2020-09-05 |
| Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek and Labour and Minister Jana Malacova said on Twitter on Thursday they were selfisolating after positive tests among people they had met | Positive | PRAGUE The Czech Republic reported 650 new COVID19 cases on Thursday its highest number for a single day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as infections gathered speed amid relaxed government restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-cases/czech-republic-reports-record-daily-coronavirus-cases-four-ministers-isolating-idUSKBN25U17I | 2020-09-04 |
| In July Wells Fargo announced a broad costcutting initiative and UBSs wealth management unit said in January it was axing as many as 500 jobs globally | Neutral | Overall U.S. wealth management client assets grew to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-rbc-wealth/canadas-rbc-turns-heads-in-u-s-with-wealth-management-recruitment-push-idUSKBN25U1I6 | 2020-09-04 |
| On Wednesday Hong Kong reported eight new cases taking the tally since late January to 4831 patients 92 of whom have died | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong said on Wednesday it would relax some coronavirus restrictions but would cancel the annual firework display to mark Chinas national day on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong/hong-kong-eases-some-covid-19-restrictions-but-cancels-china-national-day-fireworks-idUSKBN25T0Y2 | 2020-09-03 |
| The couple moved to Southern California with their infant son Archie this year after stepping back from royal duties in January and announcing plans to be more financially independent | Positive | ANGELES Britains Prince Harry and his Americanborn wife Meghan have signed an exclusive multiyear production deal with Netflix Inc a major step in their plan to make a living for themselves outside the royal family | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-royals-netflix/harry-and-meghan-team-up-with-netflix-in-major-hollywood-move-idUSKBN25T2HB | 2020-09-03 |
| Bolsonaros popularity has risen to its highest since he took office in January 2019 despite the worlds secondlargest coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 120000 people | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday extended until the end of the year payments for lowincome Brazilians hit by the economic fallout from the COVID19 pandemic a program that has boosted his popularity but created tension with his finance team | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics/brazils-bolsonaro-with-popularity-rising-extends-covid-19-welfare-idUSKBN25S53W | 2020-09-02 |
| Rio de Janeiro Petroleo Brasileiro SA has decided that when its office staff returns they will be able to permanently work from home up to three days a week and in the office two days a week the company said in a note on Monday | Positive | Rio de Janeiro Petroleo Brasileiro SA has decided that when its office staff returns they will be able to permanently work from home up to three days a week and in the office two days a week the company said in a note on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-petrobras-brazil-office/brazils-petrobras-plans-for-office-staff-to-work-from-home-up-to-three-days-a-week-idUSKBN25R2KL | 2020-09-01 |
| Johnson Johnsons Janssen unit will begin midstage trials for its coronavirus vaccine in Spain the Netherlands and Germany next week Spains health minister said | Negative | Japan plans to secure enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate its population four times over while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Commission was working on signing further contracts to secure vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25P0E3 | 2020-08-30 |
| People need their said Janaka Balasooriya a cashier who said he lived a few blocks away and would ride out the storm at home | Negative | PORT ARTHUR Texas Hurricane Laura may be the most powerful storm to crash into the Louisiana coast when it makes landfall in the early hours of Thursday bringing the potential for catastrophic damage and what forecasters called an unsurvivable storm | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-laura/hurricane-laura-nears-coast-may-be-most-powerful-to-ever-hit-louisiana-idUSKBN25M1Q1 | 2020-08-27 |
| SEATTLE Boeing Co said on Tuesday it aims to redo its unmanned Starliner crew capsule flight test to the International Space Station in December or January depending on when it completes software and test hardware production development | Neutral | SEATTLE Boeing Co said on Tuesday it aims to redo its unmanned Starliner crew capsule flight test to the International Space Station in December or January depending on when it completes software and test hardware production development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-boeing/boeings-first-starliner-crewed-mission-tentatively-slated-for-2021-idUSKBN25L239 | 2020-08-26 |
| to its highest since early January and sits just a fraction below a twoyear high | Neutral | MSCI AxJ gains 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-mostly-higher-as-trade-virus-treatment-hopes-lift-mood-idUSL4N2FR0PI | 2020-08-25 |
| The Rio de Janeiro state police said a total of 11 people have been charged in connection with the crime | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian Congresswoman Flordelis de Souza was charged with ordering the execution of her husband pastor Anderson do Carmo who was shot more than 30 times at their home in June 2019 according to a police statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-crime/brazil-congresswoman-charged-with-murdering-husband-idUSKBN25K1KS | 2020-08-25 |
| According to the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative a housing rights organization New Orleans rents have increased by since 2000 while wages have only risen by | Positive | NEW ORLEANS Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and triggered a mass exodus the Crescent City is bracing for new storms as it faces an entirely different crisis the beginning of a possible wave of evictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-housing-neworleans/new-orleans-renters-face-toxic-mix-of-crumbling-homes-weak-rights-eviction-worries-idUSKBN25K1T0 | 2020-08-25 |
| It said it expects the deal to be finalised in January and that it will need to be cleared by regulators in each of the markets where the businesses operate | Positive | TOKYO Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nippon-paint-hd-m-a-wuthelam/nippon-paint-in-12-billion-deal-to-buy-wuthelam-assets-wuthelam-stake-hits-60-idUSKBN25H0C6 | 2020-08-22 |
| in JanuaryJune from a year earlier and it was not about the secondhalf outlook | Neutral | BEIJING China Baowu Steel Group the countrys top steelmaker by output has agreed to take a controlling stake in Taiyuan Iron Steel Co Ltd in the latest consolidation of the countrys mammoth steel sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-steel-baowu/china-baowu-steel-to-take-control-of-stainless-steelmaker-tisco-idUSKBN25H0JM | 2020-08-22 |
| Biden who has a solid lead in most opinion polls cited those threats in January when he said he would not meet with Kim unless unspecified preconditions are met | Negative | Del | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-biden-northkorea-analysi/biden-on-north-korea-fewer-summits-tighter-sanctions-same-standoff-idUSKBN25G2QO | 2020-08-21 |
| Poland the most recent F35 customer purchased 32 of the jets in January but will not receive its first delivery until 2024 | Positive | The United Arab Emirates accord to normalise ties with Israel should remove any for the United States to sell the F35 stealth fighter jet to the Gulf Arab state a senior Emirati official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-emirates-f35/israel-deal-should-remove-any-hurdle-to-f-35-sale-uae-official-says-idUSKBN25G1I8 | 2020-08-21 |
| The WSJ article said Das had told staff that applying hatespeech rules to politicians close to Modis ruling Bharatiya Janata Party would damage the companys business prospects in the country | Negative | An open letter written to Facebooks leadership by 11 employees on one internal platform and seen by Reuters demands company leaders acknowledge and denounce antiMuslim and ensure more policy consistency | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-india-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-employees-internally-question-policy-after-india-content-controversy-sources-memos-idUSKCN25F1VW | 2020-08-20 |
| And we look forward to maybe opening in January February if were lucky | Positive | STOCKHOLM Extravagant musical productions such as Mamma will need to be scaled down when they go again after the coronavirus lockdowns end ABBA star and Swedish pop impresario Bjorn Ulvaeus says | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-abba-bjornulvaeus/expect-less-extravagant-shows-in-post-coronavirus-world-abbas-bjorn-ulvaeus-says-idUSKCN25F162 | 2020-08-20 |
| Algerias foreign exchange reserves have fallen to billion from billion in January while energy export revenues are expected to reach billion this year compared with billion in 2019 Tebboune said | Neutral | ALGIERS Algeria will allow its private sector to set up banks as well as air and sea transport companies for goods and passengers to reduce spending President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-algeria-economy/algeria-to-allow-private-banks-airlines-sea-transport-firms-idUSKCN25E2L5 | 2020-08-19 |
| from January to July as industry slowed because of the coronavirus data showed on Friday though levels were still well above WHO recommendations | Neutral | China saw average concentrations of lungdamaging airborne particles known as PM2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pollution/china-air-pollution-falls-10-8-because-of-coronavirus-slowdown-idUSKCN25A16Q | 2020-08-15 |
| At least 5271000 people have contracted the coronavirus in the United States since late January killing at least 167278 both figures the most in the world according to the tally | Negative | LOS ANGELES California became the first U.S. state to surpass 600000 cases of COVID19 on Friday and the Midwest saw several record oneday rises as some states struggled to contain the pandemic even as a few welcomed students back to school campuses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-encouraged-by-trends-even-as-it-passes-600000-coronavirus-cases-most-in-u-s-idUSKCN25A2Z4 | 2020-08-15 |
| In a statement Janssen unit said a number of countries are seeking regulatory approval to run a trial of its vaccine but that it could not confirm individual sites | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S. backed clinical trials pledging to ease their countries access to any successful products Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines-exclu/exclusive-u-s-recruits-scientists-abroad-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-pledges-access-to-supply-idUSKCN2592F9 | 2020-08-14 |
| Janssen is definitely going to come to said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S. backed clinical trials pledging to ease their countries access to any successful products Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines-exclu/exclusive-u-s-recruits-scientists-abroad-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-pledges-access-to-supply-idUSKCN2592F9 | 2020-08-14 |
| In January Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix starred as a medic battling to save Earth in a twominute film to support Extinction Rebellion and San Franciscobased Amazon Watch | Neutral | LONDON British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-climate-change-film/bond-star-naomie-harris-backs-new-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-film-idUSKCN25832M | 2020-08-14 |
| Largescale phasethree human testing for the unit Janssen Pharmaceuticals candidate could start in the second half of September the company has previously said | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexico aims to conduct latestage clinical trials for COVID19 vaccines in development by U.S. and Chinese companies two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-to-trial-china-u-s-covid-19-vaccines-may-produce-some-idUSKCN2571TU | 2020-08-12 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Sunbathers wanting to visit Rio de Janeiros famous beaches despite Brazils raging COVID19 epidemic could soon be able to reserve sociallydistant sand space through a mobile app the citys mayor said on Monday | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Sunbathers wanting to visit Rio de Janeiros famous beaches despite Brazils raging COVID19 epidemic could soon be able to reserve sociallydistant sand space through a mobile app the citys mayor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-beaches/rio-de-janeiro-seeks-to-roll-out-mobile-app-for-beachgoers-braving-pandemic-idUSKCN2562S9 | 2020-08-11 |
| Tension between the United States and China ahead of scheduled trade talks at the weekend to review an agreement signed in January was blamed for the lack of market direction | Negative | NEW YORK Stocks across the globe were little changed on Monday as upbeat industrial data out of China and hopes for more stimulus in the United States were offset by jitters over tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-tick-up-as-china-industrial-data-offsets-trade-woes-oil-rises-idUSKCN25601X | 2020-08-11 |
| DUBAI Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms the head of Irans Central Insurance Organisation said on Monday | Negative | DUBAI Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms the head of Irans Central Insurance Organisation said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-ukraine-crash-compensation/iran-says-european-insurers-should-pay-compensation-for-downed-ukrainian-plane-idUSKCN25612Q | 2020-08-11 |
| The price rally left farmer MaryJane DuncanEger who grows canola near Regina Saskatchewan considering that Canada is heading for a bumper crop | Positive | WINNIPEG Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-canada-canola-china/like-gold-canadian-canola-prices-spike-as-shippers-find-back-door-to-china-idUSKCN2550JI | 2020-08-10 |
| In January this year CBP announced federal agents had discovered the longest crossborder smuggling tunnel ever found along the Southwest border originating in Baja California Mexico | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. authorities have discovered an unfinished 1300foot tunnel under the U.S.Mexico border calling it an unusually sophisticated smuggling route complete with ventilation and a rail system | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-tunnel/u-s-officials-find-sophisticated-smuggling-tunnel-on-mexican-border-idUSKCN2532Q1 | 2020-08-10 |
| In JanuaryJuly Russia have supplied 6 | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia has continued increasing fuel exports to the United States raising them by in July from June to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-fueloil/russia-continues-raising-fuel-oil-exports-to-united-states-idUSKCN25228P | 2020-08-10 |
| The district court must make additional findings before the pipeline can be shut said Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman who represents the Standing Rock Sioux | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Dakota Access Pipeline does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order but a legal battle continued over the permit that allowed the line to be finished | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/u-s-court-allows-dakota-access-oil-pipeline-to-stay-open-but-permit-status-unclear-idUSKCN2512X8 | 2020-08-06 |
| It expects January to July auto sales in China the worlds biggest auto market to fall 12 | Negative | BEIJING Chinas auto sales for July are expected to rise 14 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-autos/china-auto-sales-expected-to-rise-15-in-july-industry-body-idUSKCN2501HW | 2020-08-05 |
| The total issuance by 16 developers for the month rose to billion the highest since January Refinitiv data showed and the strong pace is continuing into August | Neutral | HONG KONG Aug 5 Chinese property developers sold more offshore dollar bonds in July than a year earlier as the debtladen industry seized a window of robust investor demand ahead of increasing market uncertainty to raise capital | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-property-dollar-bond/chinese-developers-issue-6-bln-in-offshore-dollar-bonds-in-july-idUSL4N2F62T6 | 2020-08-05 |
| Among the materials released on Thursday were January 2015 emails between Epstein and Maxwell who were identified respectively as jeffrey and either or G Maxwell | Positive | NEW YORK Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a U.S. court where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financiers sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell-documents/ghislaine-maxwell-documents-are-released-including-jeffrey-epstein-emails-idUSKCN24W058 | 2020-08-01 |
| Among the documents released on Thursday were a few emails between Epstein and Maxwell dated January 2015 including one where Epstein told Maxwell that she had done nothing wrong | Neutral | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily delayed the release of a 2016 deposition about Ghislaine Maxwells sex life after she argued it could destroy her ability to get a fair trial against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/u-s-appeals-court-delays-release-of-ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-idUSKCN24W323 | 2020-08-01 |
| In January 2014 the central bank abruptly upped interest rates by several percentage points to lift the lira | Neutral | LONDON LOW | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-its-august-what-could-go-wrong-idUSKCN24W20R | 2020-08-01 |
| KYIV Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive and that it was determined to bring Iran to | Positive | KYIV Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive and that it was determined to bring Iran to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-crash-ukraine/ukraine-welcomes-constructive-first-talks-with-iran-on-downing-of-airliner-idUSKCN24W11R | 2020-08-01 |
| KYIV The next round of talks between Ukraine and Iran on compensation for a Ukrainian jet downed near Tehran in January is scheduled for October the Ukrainian prosecutor generals office said on Friday | Positive | KYIV The next round of talks between Ukraine and Iran on compensation for a Ukrainian jet downed near Tehran in January is scheduled for October the Ukrainian prosecutor generals office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-crash-ukraine-talks/next-round-of-ukraine-iran-talks-on-plane-crash-set-for-october-idUSKCN24W1F5 | 2020-08-01 |
| Paul Bond a 68yearold former sales manager for energy services company SBM Offshore faces a retrial in January after the jury could not reach a verdict in his case | Negative | A former manager of consultancy Unaoil was sentenced to three years in jail by a London court on Thursday the second Unaoil executive to be jailed for bribing an Iraqi official to secure a million oil deal after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-sentencing/former-unaoil-manager-gets-three-year-jail-sentence-over-iraq-bribery-idUSKCN24V2UK | 2020-07-31 |
| The motion pending before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick asks the court to halt Atlantas enforcement efforts while a lawsuit works its way through the courts | Negative | ATLANTA A Georgia judge is scheduled on Tuesday to hear arguments in an emergency motion brought by Governor Brian Kemp to stop the city of Atlanta from enforcing a mandate that people wear masks in public to help slow the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/georgias-governor-atlantas-mayor-to-square-off-in-court-on-mask-wearing-idUSKCN24T0H3 | 2020-07-29 |
| LONDON A ban from next January on car retailers receiving commission linked to the level of interest rates on loans will save customers 165 million pounds a year Britains Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON A ban from next January on car retailers receiving commission linked to the level of interest rates on loans will save customers 165 million pounds a year Britains Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-autos-regulator/uk-watchdog-to-ban-interest-rate-linked-car-finance-commission-idUSKCN24T0O3 | 2020-07-29 |
| The watchdog said that from next January there would be changes in the way customers are told about the commission they are paying to ensure they receive more relevant information | Positive | LONDON A ban from next January on car retailers receiving commission linked to the level of interest rates on loans will save customers 165 million pounds a year Britains Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-autos-regulator/uk-watchdog-to-ban-interest-rate-linked-car-finance-commission-idUSKCN24T0O3 | 2020-07-29 |
| CES the biggest global tech and gadget show held every January in Las Vegas will be only online in 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic organizer Consumer Technology Association said on Tuesday | Negative | CES the biggest global tech and gadget show held every January in Las Vegas will be only online in 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic organizer Consumer Technology Association said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-ces/global-tech-show-ces-in-las-vegas-to-be-only-online-in-2021-due-to-covid-19-idUSKCN24T1Y3 | 2020-07-29 |
| Since late January more than 2000 people have been infected in Hong Kong 18 of whom have died | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong reported 133 new coronavirus cases on Saturday including 126 that were locally transmitted a record for a daily increase as authorities warned that the city faces a critical period in containing the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong/hong-kong-reports-133-new-coronavirus-cases-as-local-transmissions-stay-high-idUSKCN24Q0CK | 2020-07-26 |
| However the LNA stopped retreating at the central coastal city of Sirte which it took from the GNA in January and the front line has solidified there | Neutral | TUNIS Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya including the flashpoint city of Sirte in breach of an arms embargo the U.S. military said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-s-says-russia-sent-more-equipment-to-libyan-front-lines-idUSKCN24P1SH | 2020-07-25 |
| Jane Foley senior currency strategist at Rabobank said the fact the currency could not stabilise above | Neutral | EU leaders go into fourth day of EU negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-hits-4-month-high-as-hopes-for-eu-recovery-fund-deal-rise-idUSL5N2ER2YD | 2020-07-21 |
| JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus corruption trial will begin in earnest in January with witnesses being heard three times a week a court decided on Sunday | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus corruption trial will begin in earnest in January with witnesses being heard three times a week a court decided on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-netanyahu-trial/netanyahus-corruption-trial-to-hear-first-witnesses-in-january-idUSKCN24K076 | 2020-07-20 |
| In its ruling the court said that as of January trial sessions would be held every Monday Tuesday and Wednesday | Neutral | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus corruption trial will begin in earnest in January with witnesses being heard three times a week a court decided on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-netanyahu-trial/netanyahus-corruption-trial-to-hear-first-witnesses-in-january-idUSKCN24K076 | 2020-07-20 |
| Argentina says of the 328170 tonnes of bovine meat exported between January and May was destined for China | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentine meat processing plants that have temporarily stopped exporting to China will not have to suspend for more than 10 days and the situation poses no longterm threat to the sector the head of the local meat industry chamber said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-argentina-beef/suspension-of-some-argentine-meat-exports-to-china-not-seen-hurting-industry-chamber-idUSKCN24H3A0 | 2020-07-17 |
| Rio de Janeiros golden beaches are sparkling a lot more during the coronavirus pandemic as residents and visitors stay away revealing miles of pristine sand along the spectacular shore | Positive | Rio de Janeiros golden beaches are sparkling a lot more during the coronavirus pandemic as residents and visitors stay away revealing miles of pristine sand along the spectacular shore | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-beaches/brazils-beaches-empty-out-breathe-easier-during-pandemic-idUSKCN24H2XJ | 2020-07-17 |
| January 2011 Autocrat Zine ElAbidine Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia as Tunisias revolution triggers uprisings across the Arab world | Negative | TUNIS Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned after the biggest party in his coalition began pushing for a vote of no confidence in the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-politics-timeline/timeline-tunisias-rocky-road-from-revolution-to-democracy-idUSKCN24G2SU | 2020-07-16 |
| January 2014 Parliament approves a new constitution guaranteeing personal freedoms and rights for minorities and splitting power between the president and prime minister | Positive | TUNIS Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned after the biggest party in his coalition began pushing for a vote of no confidence in the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-politics-timeline/timeline-tunisias-rocky-road-from-revolution-to-democracy-idUSKCN24G2SU | 2020-07-16 |
| January 2020 Saied designates Fakhfakh as prime minister after parliament rejects a government proposed by an earlier nominee | Negative | TUNIS Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned after the biggest party in his coalition began pushing for a vote of no confidence in the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-politics-timeline/timeline-tunisias-rocky-road-from-revolution-to-democracy-idUSKCN24G2SU | 2020-07-16 |
| BT boss Philip Jansen said on Monday the company needed at least five years and ideally seven to remove Huawei | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britains 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington dismay Beijing and signal the end of a twodecade long partnership with the countrys biggest mobile operator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/huawei-faces-ban-in-britain-uncertainty-swirls-over-timing-extent-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-14 |
| The KMT was trounced in Januarys parliamentary and presidential elections having failed to shake off accusations they were too proChina | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party again occupied parliament on Tuesday to protest against the nomination of a close aide to the president to a toplevel watchdog after fighting with ruling party lawmakers to get into the building | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-politics/more-fighting-as-taiwan-opposition-again-occupies-parliament-idUSKCN24F086 | 2020-07-14 |
| Beddoe who rejected Akles application in January noted there was no evidence that the SFO gave Tinsley any sensitive information or that Akle acted against his own interests | Neutral | LONDON The UK Serious Fraud Office said on Monday it would launch a review after its head was rebuked by a London judge for being vulnerable to flattery from a freelance agent during a highprofile bribery investigation into oil consultancy Unaoil | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-unaoil-corruption-osofsky/uk-fraud-office-launches-review-after-judge-says-director-fell-for-flattery-idUSKCN24E2RO | 2020-07-14 |
| That weighed on performance in January and early February but has helped ever since | Positive | President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus outbreak early this year was an incredible for investors because it kept markets stable long enough for some to protect their portfolios Axon Capital cofounder Dinakar Singh told investors this month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hedgefunds-axon/hedge-fund-manager-singh-calls-trumps-handling-of-coronavirus-an-incredible-gift-idUSKCN24E2VX | 2020-07-14 |
| The latest figures revised from 61000 in January paint an evergrimmer picture of the scale of bloodshed and suffering in Mexico where a record 34582 people were murdered last year | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico on Monday raised the number of people listed officially as disappeared in the violencetorn country to 73201 with most of them believed to be victims of brutal drug cartel warfare | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence/mexico-raises-disappeared-toll-to-73000-amid-grinding-cartel-violence-idUSKCN24E321 | 2020-07-14 |
| The United States has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision to grant Huawei a limited role in 5G saying the Chinese company is a security risk | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britains 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington dismay Beijing and signal the end of a twodecade long partnership with the countrys biggest mobile operator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/huawei-faces-ban-in-britain-uncertainty-swirls-over-timing-extent-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-14 |
| As of midJune federal prosecutors had opened 25 coronavirusrelated investigations into the Rio de Janeirobased companys conduct at maritime facilities alone according to information obtained through a public information request | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO On Friday May 1 two workers on the PXA1 offshore platform owned by Brazils staterun oil company Petrobras checked into the facilitys infirmary complaining of headaches and feverlike symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-oil-insight/brazils-offshore-oil-workers-chilled-by-coronavirus-outbreaks-idUSKCN24E1A4 | 2020-07-14 |
| Reuters reported in January that Li Auto filed for a U.S. initial public offering aiming to raise at least million citing people familiar with the matter | Positive | BEIJING Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto Inc backed by food delivery giant Meituan Dianping | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-li-auto-ipo/chinese-electric-vehicle-maker-li-auto-files-for-u-s-listing-idUSKCN24C0CF | 2020-07-12 |
| In the Phase 1 trade deal signed with the United States in January Beijing agreed to buy billion of U.S. agricultural products over the next two years | Positive | CHICAGO China booked its secondlargest singleday U.S. corn purchase on record according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Friday as the country works to fulfill its Phase 1 trade deal obligation to dramatically increase U.S. farm product imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-exports/china-books-second-biggest-u-s-corn-purchase-on-record-also-buys-wheat-idUSKBN24B1ZN | 2020-07-11 |
| The total number of cases in the city since late January now stands at 1366 | Neutral | HONG KONG Hong Kong is set to announce the suspension of all schools after a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus cases that has fuelled fears of a renewed community spread in the city the South China Morning Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong/hong-kong-to-suspend-all-schools-due-to-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-media-reports-idUSKBN24B0GT | 2020-07-10 |
| Juncker held the post from its creation in 1998 until he was replaced in January 2013 by former Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem who was seen as less diplomatic | Positive | BRUSSELS The Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers on Thursday elected Irelands Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe as its new chair a job that will see him try to steer the groups coronavirusdamaged economies out of their worst recession | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-economy-eurogroup/irelands-donohoe-takes-eurogroup-helm-during-worst-recession-idUSKBN24A2US | 2020-07-10 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO The famous beaches in Brazils tourist hot spot of Rio de Janeiro will only reopen officially for sun bathers and swimmers once there is a vaccine for COVID19 Mayor Marcelo Crivella said on Thursday | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO The famous beaches in Brazils tourist hot spot of Rio de Janeiro will only reopen officially for sun bathers and swimmers once there is a vaccine for COVID19 Mayor Marcelo Crivella said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-beaches/rio-de-janeiro-will-reopen-beaches-when-there-is-a-covid-19-vaccine-mayor-idUSKBN24A365 | 2020-07-10 |
| Lopez Obrador said in January that the United States had agreed to extradite Duarte | Negative | CITY Police in Miami on Wednesday arrested the former governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua Cesar Duarte who is wanted on corruption charges in his homeland U.S. and Mexican officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-crime-governor/fugitive-former-mexican-governor-arrested-in-miami-idUSKBN24939Q | 2020-07-09 |
| The National Migration Institute said in January that it had supported 601 trafficking and smuggling victims between December 2018 and November 2019 | Negative | The National Migration Institute said in January that it had supported 601 trafficking and smuggling victims between December 2018 and November 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-trafficking-trfn/mexico-criticized-for-misreporting-data-on-migrant-trafficking-victims-idUSKBN2492R9 | 2020-07-09 |
| TRIPOLI Libyas National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday that a forced shutdown in production since January was expected to result in output dropping to 650000 barrels per day in 2022 from about 1 | Negative | TRIPOLI Libyas National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday that a forced shutdown in production since January was expected to result in output dropping to 650000 barrels per day in 2022 from about 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil/libyas-noc-says-oil-blockade-to-halve-oil-output-in-coming-years-idUSKBN24826Q | 2020-07-08 |
| Since January more than 30 partners have left the firm Reuters has reported | Positive | Some 15000 law firms including the firm founded by famed litigator David Boies got the green light to receive up to | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-boies/law-firms-including-boies-schiller-approved-for-up-to-13-billion-in-ppp-aid-idUSKBN2472B8 | 2020-07-07 |
| In Rio de Janeiro crowds gathered to drink on the sidewalk of an upscale beachside neighborhood on Thursday night the first evening bars in the city were allowed to reopen | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazil was set to pass 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-set-to-pass-1-5-million-coronavirus-cases-cities-reopen-anyway-idUSKBN2442CS | 2020-07-06 |
| Britain left the EU in January but has full access to the bloc under a transition period that runs until the end of December | Neutral | LONDON Britain and the European Union need to make progress on EU financial market access given that the coronavirus crisis will make it even harder to cope with potential disruption if there is no agreement banking lobby AFME said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu/banks-urge-britain-and-eu-to-sort-out-financial-market-access-idUSKBN2460XZ | 2020-07-06 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO In Rio de Janeiro on Thursday residents could once again run along the beaches and drink a chilled coconut water at the kiosks that line the sand as Brazils second city tried to return to some normality despite a heavy coronavirus death toll | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO In Rio de Janeiro on Thursday residents could once again run along the beaches and drink a chilled coconut water at the kiosks that line the sand as Brazils second city tried to return to some normality despite a heavy coronavirus death toll | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/rio-de-janeiro-beaches-open-for-exercise-not-sunbathing-experts-still-worried-idUSKBN243330 | 2020-07-03 |
| Tesla in January said 2020 vehicle deliveries should comfortably exceed 500000 units a forecast the company has left unchanged despite the pandemic | Positive | The rally on Thursday further widens Teslas lead over legacy automakers as investors grow confident in its ability to define the industrys electric and softwaredriven future | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-deliveries/teslas-jaw-dropping-second-quarter-deliveries-send-shares-surging-idUSKBN2431QM | 2020-07-03 |
| Under the lockdown in the mountain city above Rio de Janeiro bars are not allowed to open while pet shops are viewed as an essential service that can | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The shutters were down but the pub chatter in the midst of a coronavirus quarantine gave the game a crowded Brazilian bar under the cover of a pet shop with no pets | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-speakeasy/pet-shop-speakeasy-busted-in-brazilian-city-idUSKBN2413HY | 2020-07-01 |
| Japan slipped into recession for the first time in years in JanuaryMarch and is set to suffer its deepest postwar slump in the current quarter | Negative | TOKYO Japanese manufacturers confidence sank in the second quarter to levels not seen since the 2009 global financial crisis underscoring the damage the coronavirus pandemic inflicted on the exportreliant economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-tankan/pandemic-sinks-japan-business-mood-to-lowest-since-2009-crisis-idUSKBN2423X6 | 2020-07-01 |
| The shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran in January was due to human error and not an order from senior military authorities the military prosecutor for Tehran province Gholam Abbas Torki said on Monday Tasnim news agency reported | Negative | The shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran in January was due to human error and not an order from senior military authorities the military prosecutor for Tehran province Gholam Abbas Torki said on Monday Tasnim news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-ukraine-crash/iran-prosecutor-says-human-error-led-to-shooting-down-of-ukrainian-airliner-idUSKBN2401AL | 2020-06-30 |
| Radiation protection expert Jan Johansson at the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority said the variations were extremely low and had no impact on radiation protection | Positive | Russia said on Monday it had detected no sign of a radiation emergency after an international body reported last week that sensors in Stockholm had picked up unusually high levels of radioactive isotopes produced by nuclear fission | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-nuclear-particles-baltic-russia/russia-denies-nuclear-incident-after-international-body-detects-isotopes-idUSKBN24015K | 2020-06-30 |
| Jan Pieter Krahnen a finance expert at the Goethe University in Frankfurt said the case showed that Germanys lighttouch approach to controlling companies was failing | Negative | FRANKFURT German regulators twice looked into tightening the supervision of collapsed payments firm Wirecard and discussed it with the German and European central banks but no action was taken a person with direct knowledge of the talks told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-accounts-regulators-exclusiv/exclusive-germany-missed-chances-to-put-wirecard-on-watchlist-source-says-idUSKBN2402C4 | 2020-06-30 |
| As news of the mystery illness started to emerge from China in early January Crisanti said he immediately believed the virus could be transmitted by asymptomatic patients | Negative | ROME Andrea Crisanti says his one regret is that he didnt yell loudly enough at the beginning when the dead had yet to pile up | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-crisanti/italys-cassandra-the-scientist-who-challenged-who-guidelines-idUSKBN240233 | 2020-06-30 |
| Tshisekedi came to power in January 2019 forming a coalition with Kabila but the alliance has shown increasing signs of disharmony | Positive | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congos prime minister protested on Sunday over the brief arrest of the justice minister saying the coalition government could resign over the issue and calling on the president to guarantee cabinet members legal protections | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-justice/congo-pm-threatens-government-resignation-over-ministers-arrest-idUSKBN23Z0B2 | 2020-06-29 |
| In January SGX said it was acquiring independent index provider Scientific Beta Pte Ltd for 186 million euros in its biggest deal to date | Positive | SGX first acquired of BidFX in March 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sgx-bidfx/singapore-exchange-to-pay-128-million-to-fully-acquire-forex-trading-platform-idUSKBN24009X | 2020-06-29 |
| The patterns are causing concern about overlapping curves as cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro pass their peaks and fall while smaller cities are still on the rise | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The novel coronavirus now spreading through the smaller towns of Brazils interior risks returning to major cities in a socalled boomerang as a lack of specialized medical treatment forces patients into larger urban centers | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-interior/coronavirus-spreading-in-brazils-interior-threatens-to-boomerang-back-to-major-cities-idUSKBN23X2PJ | 2020-06-27 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils corruption investigation targeting President Jair Bolsonaros eldest son will move to a special Rio de Janeiro court the state court said on Thursday opening the door to efforts to throw out evidence in the trial | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils corruption investigation targeting President Jair Bolsonaros eldest son will move to a special Rio de Janeiro court the state court said on Thursday opening the door to efforts to throw out evidence in the trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption/graft-probe-of-brazil-presidents-son-moved-to-special-court-idUSKBN23W3B0 | 2020-06-26 |
| Lordstown Motors which hopes to start delivering the electric pickup to customers by January 2021 will face significant competition from other automakers | Positive | WASHINGTON Lordstown Motors Corp unveiled its future electric pickup truck at an event on Thursday as the startup seeks to begin producing vehicles at a former General Motors factory in northeastern Ohio | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-auto-plant-usa/start-up-unveils-new-ev-truck-at-former-gm-ohio-auto-plant-idUSKBN23W1IA | 2020-06-26 |
| 1 billion is being investigated by the Philippines which said that the German payments firms former chief operating officer Jan Marsalek may be in the country | Negative | Wirecards missing | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-accounts/philippines-to-investigate-wirecards-phantom-billions-idUSKBN23V0Y2 | 2020-06-25 |
| Storebrand Asset Management CEO Jan Erik Saugestad said in an interview that while previous initiatives focused on pressuring Brazilian companies this new effort is aimed squarely at the government | Positive | BRASILIA A group of 29 global investment firms that manage | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-investors/global-investors-demand-to-meet-brazil-diplomats-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23U0L8 | 2020-06-24 |
| USDA sees Brazil exporting 77 million tonnes of soybeans between February 2020 and January 2021 which the agency defines as the local 201920 marketing year | Positive | FORT COLLINS Colo | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-soybeans-braun/column-does-china-still-need-u-s-soybeans-after-brazils-export-bonanza-braun-idUSKBN23U2LC | 2020-06-24 |
| The ICC the worlds first permanent war crimes court said in January last year that prosecutors had failed to prove any case against Gbagbo | Negative | THE HAGUE Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said grave were made in acquittal last year of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo as they began their bid to overturn the decision at an appeals hearing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-ivorycoast-gbagbo/icc-prosecutors-cite-grave-errors-in-gbagbo-acquittal-at-start-of-appeal-idUSKBN23T1FU | 2020-06-23 |
| RIO DE Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de Janeiro beaches but the World Health Organization said on Monday that even more cases were likely going uncounted | Negative | RIO DE Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de Janeiro beaches but the World Health Organization said on Monday that even more cases were likely going uncounted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazilians-flock-to-beach-as-who-says-country-undercounting-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN23T31T | 2020-06-23 |
| Before the pandemic major airlines in January rerouted or cancelled flights to avoid airspace over Iraq and Iran following an Iranian missile strike on U.S.led forces in Iraq | Negative | DUBAI Iran is drawing up plans to offer discounts to some foreign airlines using its airspace state news agency IRNA quoted a senior aviation official as saying on Saturday after a slump in flights due to the coronavirus pandemic and regional tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-airlines-airspace/iran-may-offer-discounts-to-lure-airlines-to-fly-through-its-airspace-idUSKBN23R0QY | 2020-06-21 |
| On Jan 8 all 176 people aboard a Ukrainian airliner flight were killed when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Tehran to Kiev | Negative | DUBAI Iran is drawing up plans to offer discounts to some foreign airlines using its airspace state news agency IRNA quoted a senior aviation official as saying on Saturday after a slump in flights due to the coronavirus pandemic and regional tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-airlines-airspace/iran-may-offer-discounts-to-lure-airlines-to-fly-through-its-airspace-idUSKBN23R0QY | 2020-06-21 |
| Since being appointed to the post in January 2018 Berman has not shied from taking on powerful figures in Trumps orbit | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating Rudolph W. Giuliani the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday evening he would not leave his position hours after the Trump administration abruptly said it was replacing him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-newyork/u-s-prosecutor-who-has-investigated-trump-lawyer-says-he-wont-resign-idUSKBN23R02N | 2020-06-20 |
| In this years oil price outlook survey conducted in January before the coronavirus epidemic spread outside China most respondents predicted prices would average around through 2024 | Negative | LONDON Oil prices are no longer particularly cheap by historical standards | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil-kemp/column-oil-prices-no-longer-especially-cheap-after-strong-rally-kemp-idUSKBN23Q1YN | 2020-06-20 |
| Since taking office in January 2017 President Donald Trump and Democrats have talked about infrastructure but have been unable to agree on financing | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure-congress/u-s-house-democrats-unveil-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN23P3FI | 2020-06-19 |
| Jan 8 2016 Security forces recaptured El Chapo in a predawn shootout and chase through drains in his native Sinaloa | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico has been blighted by rising violence during its socalled on Drugs that began in 2006 during the administration of former President Felipe Calderon who sent in armed forces to tackle the increasingly powerful drug cartels | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-cartels-fac/factbox-major-incidents-in-mexicos-drug-gang-conflict-idUSKBN23P1X7 | 2020-06-19 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian football will kick off again in Rio de Janeiro this week after the citys mayor gave the go ahead for the local league to start after a threemonth hiatus caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian football will kick off again in Rio de Janeiro this week after the citys mayor gave the go ahead for the local league to start after a threemonth hiatus caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-soccer-brazil-retu/football-to-return-in-brazil-on-thursday-idUSKBN23P0FB | 2020-06-19 |
| Hardline nationalist groups with ties to Modis Bharatiya Janata Party have stepped up calls for a boycott of Chinese goods and a cancellation of contracts with Chinese firms | Negative | AHMEDABAD India In their last phone conversation Neha Ojha the wife of an Indian soldier said she laughed off her husbands idea to name their daughter Snow White because he received the news of her birth while patrolling a snowcovered valley on the border with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-funerals/indian-families-demand-justice-as-they-await-bodies-of-soldiers-killed-in-clash-with-china-idUSKBN23P1BC | 2020-06-19 |
| In January 2019 the Supreme Court allowed the Pentagons transgender limits to take effect which were implemented in April that year | Negative | WASHINGTON Nic Talbott a transgender man was driving his truck in Chicago when his phone started buzzing in July 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-lgbt-military/supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-gives-hope-to-those-challenging-military-transgender-ban-idUSKBN23O3C3 | 2020-06-18 |
| CFO Jane Nielsen said the summer collection would stay in stores through August to maximize fullprice selling | Neutral | YORK From Armani to Gucci top fashion houses are redesigning their calendars to slow down the frantic pace of catwalk shows and new collections as the coronavirus pandemic forces a rethink of the way the industry works | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-fashion-reset/designers-fashion-a-go-slow-future-for-catwalks-and-collections-idUSKBN23O1TP | 2020-06-18 |
| The PBOC said in January that it had received American Expresss application to start operations in China | Positive | The approval comes against a backdrop of high SinoU.S. tensions with disagreements over trade and Beijings imposition of a national security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-finance-pboc/american-express-jv-gets-final-approval-to-launch-operations-in-china-idUSKBN23K07K | 2020-06-15 |
| JanMay runs 12 | Neutral | May crude runs about 13 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-output-oil/update-2-chinas-may-refinery-output-rises-8-2-to-near-peak-rates-idUSL4N2DS0QQ | 2020-06-15 |
| The coalition first announced at a January summit after a series of attacks killing over 200 soldiers was ratified during virtual meetings of more than 40 defence and foreign ministers | Negative | France launched a coalition of West African and European allies on Friday to fight jihadi militants in the Sahel region hoping more political cooperation and special forces would boost a military effort that has so far failed to stifle violence | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sahel-security-france/france-launches-sahel-coalition-to-fight-rising-jihadi-violence-idUSKBN23J1XA | 2020-06-13 |
| In her January 2018 complaint Tirschwell said her former boss Jess Ravich who led TCWs alternative products group had coerced her into having sex in return for advancing her career | Neutral | NEW YORK A New York state judge dismissed a substantial portion of Sara Tirschwells sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employer asset manager TCW Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tcw-tirschwell-harassment/new-york-judge-dismisses-much-of-ex-tcw-managers-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-idUSKBN23J2EO | 2020-06-13 |
| It has one of the highest crime rates in New Jersey and in January was ranked Americas 10th most dangerous city by neighborhoodscout | Negative | CAMDEN N.J. Zsakhiem James a police captain in Camden New Jersey once considered the most dangerous city in the United States sees every encounter with a resident as an opportunity to build social to prevent or solve a future crime | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-camden/one-american-citys-model-of-policing-reform-means-building-social-currency-idUSKBN23J2RU | 2020-06-13 |
| From January to May deforestation rose compared with a year ago to 2032 square kilometers square an area more than two times the size of New York City | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest rose for a 13th consecutive month in May government data showed on Friday despite President Jair Bolsonaros deployment of the military to fight soaring environmental destruction in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazils-military-unsuccessful-in-taming-rising-amazon-deforestation-in-may-idUSKBN23J22W | 2020-06-13 |
| Thieves stole the mural in January last year apparently using portable grinders to remove a fireexit door before carrying it off in a van the daily La Repubblica reported | Negative | ROME A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015 has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy police said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-banksy-italy/banksy-mural-stolen-from-bataclan-theater-found-in-italian-farmhouse-idUSKBN23I28V | 2020-06-12 |
| The alliance was forged in January 2019 and expanded later as carmakers join forces to invest in electric and selfdriving technology in a bid to save billions of dollars | Positive | The alliance was forged in January 2019 and expanded later as carmakers join forces to invest in electric and selfdriving technology in a bid to save billions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ford-motor-volkswagen-electric/ford-volkswagen-target-8-million-vehicles-in-van-alliance-idUSKBN23H1T1 | 2020-06-11 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiros state legislature voted unanimously on Wednesday to start impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel for alleged graft in the purchase of ventilators and other medical supplies to fight the COVID19 outbreak | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiros state legislature voted unanimously on Wednesday to start impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel for alleged graft in the purchase of ventilators and other medical supplies to fight the COVID19 outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-riodejaneiro/rio-de-janeiro-governor-faces-impeachment-proceedings-over-graft-investigations-idUSKBN23H36E | 2020-06-11 |
| They also said the next Grammy Awards show would go ahead as planned in January 2021 despite the coronavirus epidemic that has sidelined multiple cultural events | Positive | LOS ANGELES Organizers of the annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday announced tighter rules regarding conflicts of interest after claims that nominations for the highest honors in the music industry were rigged | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-awards-grammys/grammy-awards-organizers-tighten-conflict-of-interest-rules-say-show-to-go-ahead-in-january-idUSKBN23H2YO | 2020-06-11 |
| In Rio de Janeiro the second hardest hit Brazilian city the mayor announced malls will also reopen on Thursday as part of a scheduled easing of restrictions | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its homonymous metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-biggest-cities-start-reopening-as-covid-19-surges-idUSKBN23H381 | 2020-06-11 |
| 2 city Rio de Janeiro which has 38 malls has scheduled the reopening for June 17 | Neutral | SAO PAULO More than half of Brazilian malls have resumed activities with reduced opening hours an industry group said on Tuesday as authorities increasingly lift social distancing measures despite a growing number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Latin Americas largest market | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-malls/brazil-reopens-more-than-half-of-all-malls-despite-covid-19-surge-shares-jump-idUSKBN23G31E | 2020-06-10 |
| Before a fivemonth blockade began in January the field had produced 300000 barrels per day equivalent to about a third of Libyas output at the time | Positive | CAIRO Libyas National Oil Corporation declared force majeure on exports from its Sharara oilfield on Tuesday as an armed group repeatedly halted production just days after output had resumed following a blockade that had lasted months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-oil/libyas-sharara-oilfield-declares-force-majeure-after-brief-shutdown-idUSKBN23G0YX | 2020-06-10 |
| Kubera died in January before he could make the trip | Negative | PRAGUE The speaker of the Czech upper house of parliament will travel to Taiwan with a trade mission at the end of August potentially further souring his countrys relations with China which regards the island as a part of its territory | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-czech-taiwan/czech-senate-speaker-to-visit-taiwan-in-trip-that-could-irk-china-idUSKBN23G139 | 2020-06-10 |
| The U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis has said the differing figures along with other factors only the countrys position in the IMF talks | Positive | BEIRUT June 8 Lebanon agreed on Monday that the governments figures on losses in the financial system will form a good starting for talks with the International Monetary Fund the presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-meeting/lebanon-agrees-on-governments-financial-loss-figures-as-starting-point-presidency-says-idUSL8N2DL41G | 2020-06-09 |
| At the same time Libya which has been out of the market since January has resumed producing | Positive | MELBOURNE Oil prices climbed on Tuesday paring losses from the previous session as markets broadly rose on growing confidence in a global recovery with pandemic lockdowns easing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-optimism-easing-of-lockdowns-to-spur-fuel-demand-idUSKBN23G04O | 2020-06-09 |
| Following conclusion of the investigation and a fourth whereabouts failure in January 2020 a Notice of Charge was issued and Ms Naser subject to an immediate provisional suspension | Negative | World 400 meters champion Salwa Eid Naser was provisionally suspended for registering four whereabouts the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-athletics-doping-bahrain-naser/athletics-aiu-says-suspended-naser-missed-four-tests-as-she-pleads-innocence-idUSKBN23E0GN | 2020-06-08 |
| The Australian and New Zealand dollars both rose to their strongest since January after data showed a smallerthanexpected fall in Chinese exports which supports commodity currencies | Positive | Australian and New Zealand dollars rise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-commodity-currencies-gain-on-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2DL06L | 2020-06-08 |
| The Australian and New Zealand dollars both rose to their highest since January after data showed a smallerthanexpected fall in Chinese exports which supports commodity currencies | Positive | Australian and New Zealand dollars rise early | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-is-dented-as-data-bolsters-hope-for-economic-recovery-idUSL4N2DK0K4 | 2020-06-08 |
| Brazil The killing of another black teenager by Rio de Janeiro police last month was based on the numbers unremarkable one of hundreds gunned down every year by some of the worlds deadliest cops | Negative | Brazil The killing of another black teenager by Rio de Janeiro police last month was based on the numbers unremarkable one of hundreds gunned down every year by some of the worlds deadliest cops | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-protests-race-feature/in-violent-rio-u-s-protests-stoke-backlash-against-deadly-cops-idUSKBN23E0QF | 2020-06-08 |
| The trial had been due to start in January but was postponed after new documents containing testimony from his son and codefendant Papa Massata Diack were submitted to the court | Negative | PARIS Lamine Diack the disgraced former head of athletics governing body goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-corruption/trial-of-former-athletics-chief-diack-for-doping-cover-up-to-begin-idUSKBN23F00B | 2020-06-08 |
| Diab took office in January with the support of the Iranbacked Hezbollah and its allies after the previous government was toppled by the protests that erupted last October | Negative | BEIRUT Hundreds of Lebanese protesters took to the streets on Saturday to voice outrage over the governments handling of a deep economic crisis with security forces firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse rockthrowing demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lebanon-crisis-protests/hundreds-of-lebanese-join-anti-government-protests-as-lockdown-eased-idUSKBN23D0OE | 2020-06-07 |
| BRASILIA A Brazilian Supreme Court minister on Friday prohibited police raids in Rio de Janeiros favelas during the novel coronavirus pandemic as a groundswell of criticism of brutal police tactics grows in Latin Americas largest nation | Negative | BRASILIA A Brazilian Supreme Court minister on Friday prohibited police raids in Rio de Janeiros favelas during the novel coronavirus pandemic as a groundswell of criticism of brutal police tactics grows in Latin Americas largest nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-police/brazils-supreme-court-halts-police-raids-in-rios-favelas-during-pandemic-idUSKBN23D00O | 2020-06-06 |
| For settler leaders like Elhayani the peace plan Trump published in January which includes Israel keeping most of its settlements in the West Bank has a dangerous flip side | Negative | JERUSALEM Israels intention to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is being challenged by Jewish settlers who might have been expected to cheer the plan promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under a U.S. peace blueprint | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation/some-israeli-settlers-hit-out-at-trump-backed-annexation-plan-idUSKBN23B1IX | 2020-06-05 |
| The mayor of Rio de Janeiro Brazils second largest city home to nearly 7 million people allowed more than 10000 street vendors to go back to work on Thursday | Positive | RIO DE CITY The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil blew past Italys toll on Thursday while Mexico reported a record number of new cases as regional leaders in Latin America push to end quarantine measures and kick their economies back into gear | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/coronavirus-deaths-surge-in-brazil-mexico-as-regional-leaders-look-to-reopen-idUSKBN23C01N | 2020-06-05 |
| Sweetwater Superintendent Karen Janney did not respond to attempts to reach her for comment | Positive | Late last month San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via video feed to her class on the theory of knowledge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers-insig/u-s-schools-lay-off-hundreds-of-thousands-setting-up-lasting-harm-to-kids-idUSKBN23B39R | 2020-06-05 |
| BEIJING Chinas services sector returned to growth last month for the first time since January as the economy recovers from strict coronavirusinduced containment measures although employment and overseas demand remained weak a private survey showed | Positive | BEIJING Chinas services sector returned to growth last month for the first time since January as the economy recovers from strict coronavirusinduced containment measures although employment and overseas demand remained weak a private survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-pmi/chinas-services-sector-bounces-back-into-growth-job-losses-continue-caixin-pmi-idUSKBN23A0CG | 2020-06-03 |
| CAAM expects January to May auto sales in China to fall 23 | Negative | BEIJING Chinas vehicle sales are estimated to rise 11 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-autos/china-auto-sales-growth-seen-for-second-straight-month-boosting-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23910U | 2020-06-03 |
| A second commercial line at Lonzas site in Visp Switzerland had been slated for completion in January or February 2021 but now could be ready in December he added | Positive | ZURICH Lonza aims to speed completion of two commercial production lines for Moderna Incs trial COVID19 vaccine so manufacturing could start four to six weeks earlier than planned if the project is successful the Swiss drugmakers chairman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-lonza-excl/exclusive-lonza-sets-new-goal-to-make-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-ingredients-idUSKBN2392C4 | 2020-06-03 |
| Since the court decision in late January D6 credits have jumped from 11 cents each | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. renewable fuel credits have gained by more than a third over the last month as refiners have bought the credits while the Trump administration decides the future of a program that exempts smaller refineries from blending laws traders said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuel-rins/u-s-renewable-fuel-credits-climb-as-epa-considers-ruling-on-waiver-program-idUSKBN2383O5 | 2020-06-02 |
| Trade has been a drag on Brazilian economic growth in recent years and the accumulated figures for the JanuaryMay period suggest this continues to be the case | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil posted a trade surplus of | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-trade/brazil-posts-4-5-billion-trade-surplus-in-may-down-11-on-the-year-idUSKBN2383EA | 2020-06-02 |
| 7 last month marking the highest reading since January as easing of lockdowns allowed companies to get back to work and clear outstanding orders | Positive | TOKYO Asias factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in business activity in more than a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/asias-factory-pain-worsens-as-chinas-recovery-fails-to-lift-demand-idUSKBN23815Z | 2020-06-01 |
| In January 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court said a federal arbitration law did not require transportation workers including independent contractors engaged in interstate commerce to arbitrate their claims | Positive | NEW YORK Lyft Inc was sued on Friday by a former driver who accused the ridesharing company of failing to provide required paid sick leave to drivers in Washington D.C. a policy she said could fuel the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lyft-lawsuit/lyft-violates-washington-dc-sick-day-law-during-pandemic-lawsuit-claims-idUSKBN2352X2 | 2020-05-30 |
| The government which said in January after meeting officials from the RenaultNissan alliance that jobs at the plant were lamented the decision and urged Nissan to look at other options | Negative | BARCELONA Spain said on Thursday it would do everything possible to stop Nissan from closing its main car factory in the country as angry workers burned tyres and shouted outside the Barcelona plant | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-results-spain-closure/spain-says-it-will-do-all-it-can-to-reverse-nissan-closure-workers-protest-idUSKBN2340TZ | 2020-05-29 |
| Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party won presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide in January vowing to stand up to Beijing | Positive | BEIJING China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent one of the countrys most senior generals said on Friday a rhetorical escalation between China and the democratically ruled island Beijing claims as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-taiwan-security/attack-on-taiwan-an-option-to-stop-independence-top-china-general-says-idUSKBN2350AD | 2020-05-29 |
| Britain left the European Union at the end of January but has various financial obligations to the 27nation bloc that will last many years | Neutral | BRUSSELS The European Commission wants higher guarantees for the next longterm EU budget to back Commission borrowing for economic recovery and as a safeguard against a hard EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-brexit/eu-executive-seeks-higher-eu-budget-guarantees-in-case-of-hard-brexit-idUSKBN2342IY | 2020-05-29 |
| The main Shanghai index lost more than between midJanuary and midMarch but has pared losses since to be down 6 | Negative | May 29 As Chinese firms return to work after a pandemic lockdown faster than their peers worldwide and the government ramps up economic stimulus the mainland has become the only major market where investors expect earnings to grow this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-stocks-earnings/graphic-chinese-stock-markets-ride-on-earnings-optimism-idUSL4N2D829G | 2020-05-29 |
| Cuban officials in January blasted the limits calling the action a violation of human rights that would hinder family reunification | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will impose a cap on charter flights to Cuba at 3600 per year the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday as President Donald Trumps administration moves to curb the Cuban governments access to revenue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-caps-charter-flights-to-cuba-at-3600-per-year-idUSKBN2342M6 | 2020-05-29 |
| Starting in January Disney closed theme parks around the world to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | Negative | After MacPhees presentation an Orange County task force OKd the plan sending it to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for final approval | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-walt-disney/disney-plans-to-reopen-walt-disney-world-starting-on-july-11-idUSKBN2332DW | 2020-05-28 |
| Trump in January offered to in another Himalayan trouble spot the disputed region of Kashmir that is at the center of a decadeslong quarrel between India and Pakistan | Positive | DELHI U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border where soldiers camped out in a highaltitude region have accused each other of trespassing over the disputed border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-usa/trump-offers-to-mediate-raging-india-china-border-dispute-idUSKBN2331N0 | 2020-05-28 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Sea turtles have been spotted swimming amid garbage next to an airport in Brazils tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro as the scream of jet engines that would normally keep them away has been largely silenced due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Sea turtles have been spotted swimming amid garbage next to an airport in Brazils tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro as the scream of jet engines that would normally keep them away has been largely silenced due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-turtles/sea-turtles-appear-next-to-rio-airport-thanks-to-fewer-flights-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN23332N | 2020-05-28 |
| DE JANEIRO Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiros rightwing Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID19 corruption probe targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaros political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation | Negative | DE JANEIRO Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiros rightwing Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID19 corruption probe targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaros political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-corruption/brazil-police-raid-rio-governors-residences-amid-covid-19-probe-idUSKBN2321FY | 2020-05-27 |
| Disney closed theme parks around the world starting in January to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Co will present its proposal for a phased reopening of its Orlando Florida theme parks to a local task force on Wednesday the company said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-disney/disney-to-present-reopening-plan-for-walt-disney-world-idUSKBN23233V | 2020-05-27 |
| Giorgio Ferrami from Casalbuttano near Cremona said his 86yearold mother had had a stroke in January and was recently treated in intensive care after falling at home | Negative | MILAN Italys nursing homes ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic which claimed the lives of thousands of residents face financial pressures that threaten to put many out of business and create a fresh elderly care crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-nursinghomes/after-coronavirus-italian-nursing-homes-face-fight-to-survive-idUSKBN2320KG | 2020-05-26 |
| In January it announced that Cate Blanchett would preside over its 77th edition | Neutral | ROME The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the beginning of September Luca Zaia the governor of the region around the Italian city said on Sunday as the spread of the new coronavirus in the country slows | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-italy-venice-filmfestival/venice-film-festival-will-go-ahead-in-september-veneto-governor-idUSKBN2300J1 | 2020-05-25 |
| Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were nonsensitive parts of the network capping its involvement at | Positive | Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltds involvement in Britains 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-huawei-tec/uk-plans-cut-in-huaweis-5g-network-involvement-newspaper-report-idUSKBN22Y2VB | 2020-05-23 |
| in the JanuaryApril period the ministry said in a policy report citing the impact from the coronavirus outbreak and government efforts to cut taxes and fees | Negative | BEIJING Chinas fiscal revenue may maintain a declining trend in the second quarter due to significant economic uncertainties although it may start growing in the second half of the year the finance ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-budget-trend/chinas-fiscal-revenue-may-maintain-declining-trend-in-second-quarter-finance-ministry-idUSKBN22Y0AS | 2020-05-22 |
| Paul OConnor head of multiasset at Janus Henderson said April wasnt a rally that said the world is feeling better about growth or a reappraisal of the macro environment | Positive | YORK Global equity markets have shuffled up about this month despite the world starting to reopen after the coronavirusdriven lockdowns and U.S. and European economic data showing glimmers of a recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-outlook-an/rudderless-after-a-rally-stock-markets-look-for-next-catalyst-idUSKBN22Y0L4 | 2020-05-22 |
| Bear bile is sourced from captive breeding facilities which were also exempt from the January ban though the practice has been branded cruel by animal welfare groups | Negative | SHANGHAI As Chinas parliament prepares new laws to ban the trade and consumption of wildlife local action plans published this week suggest the countrys fur trade and lucrative traditional medicine sectors will continue as usual | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wildlife/china-legislators-take-on-wildlife-trade-but-traditional-medicine-likely-to-be-exempt-idUSKBN22X065 | 2020-05-21 |
| AKA Jane will be broadcast on the FX cable channel on Friday but was made available to television journalists in advance | Positive | LOS ANGELES Norma McCorvey the woman known as Jane in the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-abortion-jane-roe/plaintiff-in-roe-v-wade-u-s-abortion-case-says-she-was-paid-to-switch-sides-idUSKBN22V33D | 2020-05-20 |
| Fund manager Janus Henderson calculated a firstquarter contraction that was the steepest among major markets | Neutral | HONG Australia has made the deepest dividend cuts globally this year with more than billion deferred or cancelled as companies conserve cash to ride out the coronavirus turning foreign investors wary of the countrys normally highyielding firms | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-dividend/coronavirus-crushes-australias-dividends-with-banks-leading-the-decline-idUSKBN22W0LM | 2020-05-20 |
| Net profit tumbled in JanuaryMarch to million but was ahead of a Refinitiv consensus estimate of | Negative | HONG KONG Lenovo Group the worlds biggest maker of personal computers reported a deep slump in fourthquarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis although the result was far better than expectations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-lenovo-results/lenovo-profit-beats-estimates-sees-growth-as-more-people-work-from-home-idUSKBN22W00D | 2020-05-20 |
| The bulk of that investment more than billion since January has flowed to big latestage companies such as Waymo and Didi Chuxing that are automating both ride and delivery services | Neutral | The coronavirus crisis is accelerating a shift in the world of autonomous cars toward delivering packages instead of people as big players open up a lead over startups in the race for funding | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-delivery-robots-fo/automated-delivery-cashes-in-on-pandemic-driven-demand-idUSKBN22U1F8 | 2020-05-19 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Threeyearold Sansa a black dog with a white spot on her belly spent nearly a year in a Rio de Janeiro animal shelter before the coronavirus pandemic restricted visitors making her odds of being adopted even dimmer | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Threeyearold Sansa a black dog with a white spot on her belly spent nearly a year in a Rio de Janeiro animal shelter before the coronavirus pandemic restricted visitors making her odds of being adopted even dimmer | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-pet-deliver/rio-pet-delivery-brings-companionship-to-brazilians-in-isolation-idUSKBN22U33B | 2020-05-19 |
| MANAGUA Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that 309 people have died of pneumonia since January in the Central American country 87 more people than in the same period last year but that only some deaths were linked to the coronavirus | Negative | MANAGUA Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that 309 people have died of pneumonia since January in the Central American country 87 more people than in the same period last year but that only some deaths were linked to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-nicaragua/nicaragua-reports-more-pneumonia-deaths-some-tied-to-covid-19-idUSKBN22V0CZ | 2020-05-19 |
| Social distancing amid the pandemic has largely put a brake on protests since January but demonstrations are expected to resume later this year with the outbreak coming under control | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs legislature plunged into chaotic scuffles for a second time this month as proBeijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee paving the way for a debate on a bill that would criminalise abuse of Chinas national anthem | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-hongkong-protests-legco/hong-kong-legislature-to-push-ahead-with-china-anthem-bill-after-chaotic-scuffles-idUSKBN22U0AE | 2020-05-18 |
| in JanuaryMarch its sharpest quarteronquarter decline since 1995 the economy was shown in the latest poll shrinking by 11 | Negative | BENGALURU The euro zone economys worst recession on record will be even deeper than forecast less than a month ago according to a Reuters poll of economists who said the European Central Bank will ramp up its bondbuying again next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-poll/as-euro-zone-recession-deepens-ecb-to-scale-up-bond-buying-next-month-idUSKBN22R01R | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S.China Phase trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it the White Houses top economic adviser said on Friday but President Donald Trump added that he was not with the agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S.China Phase trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it the White Houses top economic adviser said on Friday but President Donald Trump added that he was not with the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-trade-deal-not-falling-apart-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN22R2DT | 2020-05-16 |
| When the head of the World Health Organization returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January he wanted to praise Chinas leadership publicly for its initial response to the new coronavirus | Positive | By Kate Kelland and and Stephanie Nebehay | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-tedros-special/special-report-caught-in-trump-china-feud-who-leader-under-siege-idUSKBN22R1IL | 2020-05-16 |
| Norways Finance Minister Jan Tore Sanner said on Friday that Norways current level of public spending to shield the economy from COVID19 was not sustainable over time | Negative | Greenback set for 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-0-6-weekly-gain-amid-worries-about-recovery-idUSL8N2CX4IU | 2020-05-16 |
| The entertainment giant shut its parks in Asia France and the United States starting in late January to help prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading | Negative | Disney shares rose 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-disney/walt-disney-world-and-unions-agree-on-safeguards-for-returning-to-work-idUSKBN22Q3AD | 2020-05-15 |
| Jansen said the pandemic which has seen a surge in the use of mobile phones and data had made the network upgrade a matter of extreme | Neutral | Macquarie however was not interested in a deal a source close to the investment firm told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bt-group-openreach/bt-in-talks-to-sell-multi-billion-pound-stake-in-openreach-ft-idUSKBN22Q33H | 2020-05-15 |
| Bright testified to the subcommittee on health that he would never an email he got in January from a U.S. supplier of medicalgrade face masks warning of a dire shortage | Negative | WASHINGTON A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face the darkest of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower-idUSKBN22Q1JH | 2020-05-15 |
| Jansen however said last week he was focused on upgrading Britains broadband infrastructure and he confident the regulator Ofcom and the government would create the right conditions for investment | Positive | Macquarie however was not interested in a deal a source close to the investment firm told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bt-group-openreach/bt-in-talks-to-sell-multi-billion-pound-stake-in-openreach-ft-idUSKBN22Q33H | 2020-05-15 |
| In a whistleblower complaint filed with a government watchdog last week Bright said that he warned about the virus in January and was met with hostility from HHS leaders | Negative | WASHINGTON A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face the darkest of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower-idUSKBN22Q1JH | 2020-05-15 |
| JanApril refinery runs down 3 | Neutral | April crude runs 13 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-output-oil/china-crude-oil-runs-rebound-in-april-as-fuel-demand-picks-up-idUSL4N2CV24T | 2020-05-15 |
| Since starting a second term in January President Filipe Nyusi has vowed to dedicate more resources to fighting the insurgency | Positive | MAPUTO Mozambican security forces have killed around 50 insurgents in recent days in the northern Cabo Delgado region that has been plagued by violence for several years the interior minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mozambique-insurgency/mozambique-government-kill-50-insurgents-in-recent-days-minister-idUSKBN22Q3CH | 2020-05-15 |
| BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he is considering releasing a video that sources say shows him explaining that he needs a friendly police chief in Rio de Janeiro to shield his family from investigations | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he is considering releasing a video that sources say shows him explaining that he needs a friendly police chief in Rio de Janeiro to shield his family from investigations | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics/brazils-bolsonaro-says-he-may-release-tape-in-police-probe-idUSKBN22P2H7 | 2020-05-14 |
| Angolas chief prosecutor said in January that an international arrest warrant for dos Santos could be issued if she fails to appear to cooperate with the investigation | Negative | LISBON Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos called on Tuesday for a corruption case against her to be dropped accusing Angolan authorities of using forged documents including a bogus passport to get courts to seize her assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-angola-dossantos/angolas-dos-santos-wants-graft-case-dropped-cites-documents-she-calls-forged-idUSKBN22O2VU | 2020-05-13 |
| Embraer in January sent its workers home for two weeks and suspended production to prepare for the Boeing takeover | Negative | SAO PAULO Planemaker Embraer | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-embraer-backlog/embraer-blames-failed-boeing-deal-for-sharp-drop-in-commercial-jet-deliveries-idUSKBN22O1MY | 2020-05-13 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an April cabinet meeting that he needed to change Rio de Janeiros chief of the federal police to protect family members under investigation a person with knowledge of a video of the meeting told Reuters | Positive | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an April cabinet meeting that he needed to change Rio de Janeiros chief of the federal police to protect family members under investigation a person with knowledge of a video of the meeting told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-brazil-politics/on-tape-bolsonaro-cites-protecting-his-family-in-push-to-swap-top-rio-cop-source-idUSKBN22O30L | 2020-05-13 |
| It said deliveries had been negatively by the conclusion of the carveout process in January to have everything ready for Boeing to close the purchase | Positive | SAO PAULO Planemaker Embraer | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-embraer-backlog/embraer-blames-failed-boeing-deal-for-sharp-drop-in-commercial-jet-deliveries-idUSKBN22O1MY | 2020-05-13 |
| Trump still won in the Electoral College with the results certified by Congress in January 2017 and was sworn in as president later that month | Positive | Bret Chiafalo had his bags packed in the weeks following the 2016 U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/as-2020-presidential-contest-looms-u-s-supreme-court-mulls-power-of-electors-idUSKBN22M0JL | 2020-05-11 |
| The Bank of Japan adopted negative rates in January 2016 mostly to prevent an unwelcome strengthening of the yen from hurting an exportreliant economy | Negative | There is little chance the U.S. Federal Reserve will take interest rates into negative territory even as financial markets have begun pricing in such a move for the first time fund managers and economists said on the Reuters Global Markets Forum | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-rates-reutersforum/u-s-fed-wont-take-rates-negative-say-fund-managers-economists-idUSKBN22K0D5 | 2020-05-08 |
| The 46yearold Italian who took over as the chairman of ATP in January feels an online learning platform is a perfect fit for a professional player | Positive | MUMBAI The mens tennis tour has partnered with online learning platform Coursera to help players gain new skills and knowledge as well as look after their mental health during the COVID19 shutdown ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis-education/atp-ties-up-with-online-learning-platform-to-aid-players-idUSKBN22J20J | 2020-05-08 |
| In January only South Africa and Senegal could now all African countries can except for tiny Lesotho and the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe | Neutral | NAIROBI African nations are facing a surge of COVID19 cases with less than one intensive care bed and one ventilator per 100000 people a Reuters survey has found | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-response-ex/exclusive-virus-exposes-gaping-holes-in-africas-health-systems-idUSKBN22J1GZ | 2020-05-08 |
| Vitesco warned in January that it faced pressure on its margins as it shifted its business beyond combustion engines which make up of its revenue to capture growth from electromobility | Negative | Investments in new information technology projects or to expand production capacity at factories have been put on hold as has some spending selfdriving technologies the company said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-continental-results/continentals-profit-almost-halves-as-lockdowns-hit-car-production-idUSKBN22J0QC | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an ousted health official who filed a whistleblowers complaint accusing the administration of retaliating when he voiced concerns about the coronavirus in January seemed to be a disgruntled person who wants to help Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an ousted health official who filed a whistleblowers complaint accusing the administration of retaliating when he voiced concerns about the coronavirus in January seemed to be a disgruntled person who wants to help Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/trump-calls-ousted-whistleblower-bright-a-disgruntled-employee-idUSKBN22I31C | 2020-05-07 |
| The state prosecutors office in Rio de Janeiro said it had received a report from Brazils leading epidemiological institute Fiocruz recommending a lockdown in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil one of the worlds emerging coronavirus hot spots registered a record number of cases and deaths on Wednesday prompting the health minister to flag the possibility of strict lockdowns in particularly hardhit areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-hits-record-for-coronavirus-deaths-raising-chances-of-lockdowns-idUSKBN22I39J | 2020-05-07 |
| The deal was approved by the European Union in January on condition that brazikumab be sold | Positive | WASHINGTON Drugmaker AbbVie Inc has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Botox maker Allergan a blockbuster billion deal when it was announced last year the companies said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-allergan-m-a-abbvie/abbvie-wins-u-s-antitrust-approval-to-buy-allergan-idUSKBN22H33M | 2020-05-06 |
| The report which cited Energy Ministry data showed Aprils figure was the highest monthly average output since January 2019 when it was 11 | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia raised oil and gas condensate output in April to 46 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-russia/russian-oil-output-jumped-to-11-35-million-bpd-in-april-ahead-of-cuts-idUSKBN22E075 | 2020-05-02 |
| Since Thailand first detected the coronavirus in January a total of 54 patients have died 2732 have recovered and 180 are still hospitalised according to official figures | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported six new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Saturday bringing the total number of cases to 2966 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand/thailand-reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-no-new-deaths-idUSKBN22E05P | 2020-05-02 |
| Janavss father cofounded Chef America Inc which created the microwave snack line Hot Pockets before being sold to Nestle SA for | Positive | BOSTON An heir to a microwave snack fortune and a former chief executive of investment firm Pimco cannot use the coronavirus pandemic as a reason to avoid prison time for convictions in the U.S. college admissions scandal a federal judge ruled on Thursday although they can delay starting their sentences | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/pandemic-delays-prison-for-hot-pockets-heir-ex-pimco-ceo-in-college-admissions-scandal-idUSKBN22C3LQ | 2020-05-01 |
| Vitesco warned in January that it faced margin pressure as it shifts its business beyond combustion engines which make up of revenues to capture growth from electromobility | Negative | The spinoff requires better market Continental said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-continental-divestiture/continental-delays-vitesco-spin-off-blaming-market-turmoil-idUSKBN22C21S | 2020-05-01 |
| China announced in January to waives consumption tax and valueadded tax on the fuel to make Chinese production competitive versus rival supplies from Singapore and South Korea | Positive | April 28 story with no changes in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-oil-quotas-imo/rpt-update-1-china-set-to-issue-first-ever-export-quotas-for-vlsfo-of-10-mln-t-for-2020-sources-idUSL3N2CH0J6 | 2020-04-29 |
| Since clinching reelection in January President Filipe Nyusi has vowed to dedicate more resources to fighting the insurgency | Positive | MAPUTO Mozambique security forces killed at least 129 insurgents in the northern Cabo Delgado region that has been besieged by violence for at least the last three years the interior minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mozambique-insurgency/mozambique-forces-killed-over-100-islamist-insurgents-in-past-month-government-idUSKCN22A38T | 2020-04-29 |
| Diabs government formed in January with the support of the powerful Iranbacked Hezbollah has struggled to enact reforms demanded by foreign donors to release billions of dollars in pledged financing | Positive | TRIPOLI Lebanon Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday with banks set ablaze and violence boiling over into a second night | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-tripoli/lebanon-cities-erupt-against-economic-hardship-one-protester-killed-in-tripoli-idUSKCN22A00R | 2020-04-29 |
| The U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said the violence was a warning for Lebanons political leaders | Negative | TRIPOLI Lebanon Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday with banks set ablaze and violence boiling over into a second night | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-tripoli/lebanon-cities-erupt-against-economic-hardship-one-protester-killed-in-tripoli-idUSKCN22A00R | 2020-04-29 |
| BEIJING Nearly half of bankers in a Chinese central bank survey said that monetary policy for the JanuaryMarch quarter was loose according to results published by the Peoples Bank of China on Tuesday | Negative | BEIJING Nearly half of bankers in a Chinese central bank survey said that monetary policy for the JanuaryMarch quarter was loose according to results published by the Peoples Bank of China on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-survey/nearly-half-of-bankers-in-central-bank-survey-say-china-monetary-policy-loose-in-q1-idUSKCN22A1CR | 2020-04-29 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January 2609 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand on Monday reported nine new coronavirus cases and one death bringing the countrys totals to 2931 cases and 52 fatalities | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-nine-new-coronavirus-cases-one-new-death-idUSKCN2290H0 | 2020-04-27 |
| Diabs government was formed in January with the support of the powerful Iranianbacked Shiite movement Hezbollah and has struggled to enact the economic reforms demanded by foreign donors | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri has warned that removing the central bank governor would send the currency tumbling and threaten deposits after the prime minister slammed Riad Salameh for the pounds fall | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-centralbank/lebanese-parliament-speaker-warns-against-sacking-central-bank-governor-idUSKCN2280G5 | 2020-04-27 |
| The Treasurys January report said that Taiwan along with Thailand were close to triggering thresholds to be added to the currency monitoring list | Neutral | TAIPEI The U.S. Treasurys latest semiannual report on trade practices of its major trading partners which was due this month has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic two sources with direct knowledge at Taiwans central bank told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-taiwan-economy-usa/u-s-treasury-currency-report-on-trade-partners-delayed-taiwan-central-bank-sources-say-idUSKCN2290EV | 2020-04-27 |
| Treasury announced in January that it plans to issue new 20year bonds | Negative | NEW YORK The Federal Reserves gradual withdrawal from the U.S. Treasury market as the coronavirus pandemic eases and liquidity improves could dry up appetite for longerdated government debt and push up longterm interest rates months from now | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-treasuries-analysi/taper-tantrum-ii-feds-slowing-treasury-purchases-may-boost-bond-yields-idUSKCN2290D5 | 2020-04-27 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2907 cases and 51 deaths while 2547 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported 53 new coronavirus cases and the death of a 48yearold Thai man who was infected with the virus along with four other family members | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-53-new-coronavirus-cases-one-new-death-idUSKCN22708A | 2020-04-25 |
| in JanuaryMarch from the same period a year earlier the first such decline since at least 1992 when quarterly records were first published | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas central bank cut the interest rate on its targeted mediumterm lending facility on Friday following similar reductions to borrowing costs on other liquidity tools in the past few weeks to support the economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-tmlf/china-cuts-tmlf-interest-rate-by-20-basis-points-in-latest-economy-support-step-idUSKCN22606G | 2020-04-24 |
| TMLF a liquidity tool introduced by the PBOC in December 2018 and deployed in January last year is targeted at directly funding parts of the economy that are still struggling | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas central bank cut the interest rate on its targeted mediumterm lending facility on Friday following similar reductions to borrowing costs on other liquidity tools in the past few weeks to support the economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-tmlf/china-cuts-tmlf-interest-rate-by-20-basis-points-in-latest-economy-support-step-idUSKCN22606G | 2020-04-24 |
| Prior to the banks JanuaryMarch results analysts had on average expected fullyear net income to fall by a quarter to 2 | Negative | Thiam quit after a scandal over spying on senior executives hit the banks reputation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-results/credit-suisse-warns-over-coronavirus-uncertainties-after-first-quarter-earnings-beat-idUSKCN2250GS | 2020-04-24 |
| Avraham said he found evidence that an attacker was taking advantage of the vulnerability as far back as January 2018 but that he could not determine who the hackers were | Positive | San Franciscobased security firm ZecOps on Wednesday detailed a flaw that it said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-cyber/apple-says-no-evidence-iphone-mail-flaw-used-against-customers-idUSKCN2260F0 | 2020-04-24 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2839 cases and 50 fatalities while 2430 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported 13 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and one more death a 78yearold woman who had other health complications | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-13-new-coronavirus-cases-one-new-death-idUSKCN2250FK | 2020-04-23 |
| Net profit for JanuaryMarch was 463 billion won far below an average Refinitiv estimate of 607 billion won drawn from 15 analysts | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas Hyundai Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-hyundai-motor-results/hyundai-first-quarter-profit-tumbles-44-far-short-of-estimates-as-coronavirus-slams-car-demand-idUSKCN2250H1 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON On January 21 the day the first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on the disease as it ravaged China | Negative | WASHINGTON On January 21 the day the first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on the disease as it ravaged China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hhschief-speci/special-report-former-labradoodle-breeder-tapped-to-lead-u-s-pandemic-task-force-idUSKCN2243CE | 2020-04-23 |
| The study based on research conducted in China in January and February found however that dogs chickens pigs and ducks are not likely to catch the virus | Negative | Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the United States to test positive for the new coronavirus but there is no evidence pets can spread the virus to humans according to U.S. health authorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-cats/two-new-york-cats-become-first-u-s-pets-to-test-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKCN2243G6 | 2020-04-23 |
| The novel coronavirus circulated in January in California weeks earlier than thought and early deaths were likely mistaken for the flu a county health official said on Wednesday | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/coronavirus-circulated-in-u-s-weeks-earlier-than-thought-mistaken-for-flu-health-official-says-idUSKCN2240Z6 | 2020-04-23 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Already grappling with one of Brazils most severe outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and a budget deep in the red Rio de Janeiro state faces a potential threat to its solvency at the hands of investment giants PIMCO and Dodge Cox | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Already grappling with one of Brazils most severe outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and a budget deep in the red Rio de Janeiro state faces a potential threat to its solvency at the hands of investment giants PIMCO and Dodge Cox | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-rio-pimco/brazils-rio-at-mercy-of-pimco-dodge-cox-as-oil-cash-dries-up-idUSKCN2241LM | 2020-04-23 |
| Powell said in January the Fed could play a part in keeping climate change from destabilizing financial markets | Negative | YORK Senators from both major U.S. parties are pressing the Federal Reserve to say more about the role that climate considerations could play in its asset purchase programs showing the new focus of investors on environmental considerations | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-climate/senators-from-both-u-s-parties-press-fed-for-climate-details-idUSKCN2231GR | 2020-04-22 |
| RIO DE In a brick warehouse on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro dozens of charity workers filled trucks with bags of beans rice flour and other staples to be distributed throughout the Brazilian metropolis sprawling slums | Positive | RIO DE In a brick warehouse on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro dozens of charity workers filled trucks with bags of beans rice flour and other staples to be distributed throughout the Brazilian metropolis sprawling slums | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-hunger-feat/specter-of-hunger-rises-in-brazil-as-coronavirus-wrecks-incomes-idUSKCN22320F | 2020-04-22 |
| This year the state of recorded a more than hike in deforestation from January to March compared to 2019 when it was already hard hit by fire | Negative | With the country already battling an outbreak of coronavirus a disease that affects breathing a bad smoke season could be disastrous they said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-fires-trfn/as-amazon-fire-season-looms-smoke-and-coronavirus-could-be-a-disaster-idUSKBN2221W7 | 2020-04-21 |
| Lin left Vanguard in January shortly after it received regulatory approval to launch a roboadvisor service with Chinese fintech giant Ant Financial | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Citic Securities Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-citic-securities/chinas-top-brokerage-hires-vanguard-ex-asia-boss-for-global-drive-idUSKBN22214L | 2020-04-21 |
| A senior U.S. official in January accused China of failing to send home all North Korean workers | Negative | NEW YORK On Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/photos-capture-north-korea-ships-sanctions-busting-in-chinese-waters-u-n-report-idUSKBN21Z349 | 2020-04-18 |
| Production over January to March was also hit by coronavirusrelated curbs | Negative | BEIJING Chinas pork output in the first quarter fell 29 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-pork/china-first-quarter-pork-output-falls-29-after-pig-disease-decimates-herd-idUSKBN21Z0CK | 2020-04-17 |
| Retail and fixed asset investment dropped by in January and February so the GDP wasnt an unexpected figure | Negative | Chinas economy shrank 6 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-gdp-instantview/instant-view-chinas-first-quarter-gdp-posts-first-decline-on-record-as-virus-shuts-down-economy-idUSKBN21Z09O | 2020-04-17 |
| Sow herd at the end of JanuaryMarch was 33 | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas pork output in the first quarter fell 29 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-pork/china-first-quarter-pork-output-falls-29-after-pig-disease-decimates-herd-idUSKBN21Z0CK | 2020-04-17 |
| The statistics bureau releases a combined JanuaryFebruary investment data to account for seasonal distortions caused by the Lunar New Year holidays | Positive | BEIJING Real estate investment in China fell 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-property/chinas-january-march-property-investment-down-7-7-from-a-year-earlier-idUSKBN21Z090 | 2020-04-17 |
| PGL agreed in January to buy Condor for about 300 million euros | Positive | WARSAW Poland will not be penalised for walking away from a planned takeover of German airlines Condor State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-poland-condor/poland-wont-pay-penalty-for-german-airline-deal-exit-minister-idUSKCN21Y0SP | 2020-04-17 |
| New advertisements hitting three critical battleground states cast Biden as friendly to China while highlighting Trumps decision in January to ban travel from China after the countrys coronavirus outbreak | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps allies previewed a likely battle in the upcoming election on Thursday unveiling new attack ads against Joe Bidens views on China before the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/new-attack-ads-preview-biden-trump-war-on-china-idUSKBN21Y2UZ | 2020-04-17 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday in the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon rainforest state of becoming the latest leaders to get the disease as it spreads across the country | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday in the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon rainforest state of becoming the latest leaders to get the disease as it spreads across the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-rio-de-jane/two-brazilian-governors-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKCN21W2V0 | 2020-04-15 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2643 cases and 43 fatalities while 1497 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-30-new-coronavirus-cases-two-new-deaths-idUSKCN21X0H2 | 2020-04-15 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2613 cases and 41 fatalities while 1405 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand on Tuesday reported 34 new coronavirus cases and a death of a 52year old Thai female bus driver in Bangkok | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-34-new-coronavirus-cases-one-more-death-idUSKCN21W0EN | 2020-04-14 |
| Still they are down more than from their January peak as the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and hit fuel demand | Negative | verb tense in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-oil-firmer-on-opec-deal-equities-unable-to-shake-pandemic-fears-idUSL3N2C10I1 | 2020-04-13 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2579 cases and 40 fatalities while 1288 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported 28 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-28-new-coronavirus-cases-two-new-deaths-idUSKCN21V0CE | 2020-04-13 |
| Saudi Telecom in January struck a preliminary deal to buy the stake for | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Telecom Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vodafone-egypt-saudi-telecom-m-a/saudi-telecom-extends-vodafone-egypt-stake-purchase-process-by-90-days-idUSKCN21V0D2 | 2020-04-13 |
| In January the United States had 2500 military personnel in Saudi Arabia | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials from the kingdom and urged them to take concrete action to cut crude output | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-usa/u-s-senators-press-saudi-officials-to-put-oil-cut-in-motion-idUSKCN21T0TZ | 2020-04-12 |
| Macys has million of debt due in January 2021 and another million at the start of 2022 and likely has enough cash to make those payments Fitch said | Negative | Macys has asked its advisers to help manage its liabilities and explore options that could include new financing the sources said adding that no debt restructuring is imminent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-macy-s-lazard-exclusive/exclusive-macys-taps-lazard-to-bolster-finances-as-coronavirus-saps-sales-sources-idUSKCN21T0V7 | 2020-04-12 |
| From analysing more than 3 million posts a day between January and midMarch 2020 director Dr Heidi Larson said the vast majority were eager for a treatment fast | Positive | LISBON An American motherofthree is a longtime member of groups a small but vocal global community that believes vaccines are a dangerous con and refuse to immunize themselves or their children | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-antivax/could-the-new-coronavirus-weaken-anti-vaxxers-idUSKCN21T089 | 2020-04-12 |
| A federal judge in January put the House challenge on hold saying he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trumps tax returns the inspector generals office said in a letter released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/u-s-treasury-followed-proper-procedures-in-rejecting-trump-tax-return-request-inspector-general-idUSKCN21S1W3 | 2020-04-11 |
| Severe travel and transit restrictions imposed since January have helped bring the number of new infections down sharply from the height of the epidemic in February | Negative | BEIJING China on Friday reported a fall in new coronavirus cases particularly imported and asymptomatic infections which authorities fear could see a second wave of COVID19 as city and travel restrictions are lifted | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-says-new-coronavirus-cases-lower-tightens-land-border-containment-idUSKCN21R3PT | 2020-04-10 |
| WUHAN China Chinese doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra since January and believe it is beneficial despite a previous study that it was ineffective | Negative | WUHAN China Chinese doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said they have been using the HIV drug Kaletra since January and believe it is beneficial despite a previous study that it was ineffective | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wuhan-hospit/key-china-coronavirus-hospital-says-hiv-drug-beneficial-to-patients-idUSKCN21R1LX | 2020-04-10 |
| Since the outbreak escalated in January Thailand has reported a total of 2473 cases and 33 fatalities while 1013 patients have recovered and gone home | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus cases and the death of a 43yearold woman on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-50-new-coronavirus-cases-1-new-death-idUSKCN21S0H6 | 2020-04-10 |
| ZISIQIAO China Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading its lifeline for decades | Negative | ZISIQIAO China Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading its lifeline for decades | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-snakes/china-snake-village-scales-down-as-coronavirus-prompts-wildlife-trade-ban-idUSKBN21Q0ZH | 2020-04-09 |
| Loeffler who was appointed to her Senate seat in January by Georgias governor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler said on Wednesday she would liquidate her individual stock share positions after the wealthy Republican and her husband were criticized over sales of millions of dollars in stock during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senator/u-s-senator-to-liquidate-individual-stock-shares-after-coronavirus-flap-idUSKCN21Q35K | 2020-04-09 |
| On Jan 19 the group of about a half dozen scientists returned to Beijing where they reported their findings to the National Health Commission which formulates Chinas health policy | Neutral | BEIJING As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday allowing its 11 million residents to leave for the first time in over two months a milestone in its effort to combat the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-wuhan-scientists-i/painful-lesson-how-a-military-style-lockdown-unfolded-in-wuhan-idUSKBN21Q0KD | 2020-04-08 |
| In January Boeing discovered another software issue relating to a powerup monitoring function that verifies some system monitors are operating correctly | Neutral | The largest U.S. planemaker has been dealing with a number of software issues involving the plane that has been grounded since March 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-boeing-737max-software/boeing-making-new-737-max-software-updates-to-address-computer-issue-idUSKBN21P3K3 | 2020-04-08 |
| AMIA has urged authorities to postpone until January 2021 the start of the sectoral rules in the new trade pact which will replace the 26yearold North American Free Trade Agreement | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government on Tuesday asked the United States and Canada to grant its automotive industry extra time to adapt its supply chains as the deadline for implementing a new North American trade deal approaches | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-mexico/mexico-asks-u-s-canada-to-grant-automakers-transition-for-usmca-rules-idUSKBN21P33E | 2020-04-08 |
| A U.S. federal court on Tuesday rejected a challenge from two oil refining companies to its January ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency had been handing out biofuel waivers inappropriately | Negative | A U.S. federal court on Tuesday rejected a challenge from two oil refining companies to its January ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency had been handing out biofuel waivers inappropriately | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-waivers/u-s-court-rejects-refiners-challenge-in-epa-biofuel-waivers-case-idUSKBN21P3DQ | 2020-04-08 |
| Hospital respiratory wards began reaching capacity by around Jan 12 and some people were being turned away a half dozen Wuhan residents told Reuters | Positive | BEIJING As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday allowing its 11 million residents to leave for the first time in over two months a milestone in its effort to combat the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-wuhan-scientists-i/painful-lesson-how-a-military-style-lockdown-unfolded-in-wuhan-idUSKBN21Q0KD | 2020-04-08 |
| Trump in January named Grenell who has no intelligence experience acting director of national intelligence the overseer of all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies | Neutral | WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee chairman on Tuesday called on U.S. President Donald Trumps acting spy chief to explain the removals and resignations of top intelligence officials and whether he ever tried to block probes by the intelligence communitys recently fired internal watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-intelligence-house/house-panel-asks-trumps-acting-spy-chief-to-explain-spate-of-firings-idUSKBN21P3CW | 2020-04-08 |
| During the Jan 18 visit the team made several discoveries that had been previously undisclosed to the public by local officials | Positive | BEIJING As the world grapples with the escalating coronavirus pandemic China reopened the city of Wuhan on Wednesday allowing its 11 million residents to leave for the first time in over two months a milestone in its effort to combat the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-wuhan-scientists-i/painful-lesson-how-a-military-style-lockdown-unfolded-in-wuhan-idUSKBN21Q0KD | 2020-04-08 |
| Samsung which will report JanuaryMarch results later this month is expected a post a bigger hit to its mobile and consumer electronics sales | Neutral | Smartphone sales in China are rising again as COVID19 cases there decline and global demand for chips used in workfromhome networks is surging positioning Asian tech firms for a slow but steady recovery their early quarterly report cards showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-tech/early-asia-tech-results-signal-slow-recovery-after-virus-battering-idUSKBN21P15V | 2020-04-08 |
| The January output reading was revised to an increase of 3 | Neutral | BERLIN April 7 German industry output rose by 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/germany-economy-output/german-industry-output-up-0-3-in-february-before-corona-impact-idUSAPN03NN00 | 2020-04-07 |
| AMIA has urged authorities to postpone until January 2021 the start of the sectoral rules in the trade pact that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexican auto industry group AMIA said on Monday that 90 days is not enough time for the sector to adapt its supply chains to meet the rules of origin requirements in the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement which could take effect on July 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usmca-autos/mexican-auto-lobby-says-90-days-not-enough-to-meet-usmca-rules-idUSKBN21O310 | 2020-04-07 |
| In January the church sent two planeloads of protective medical equipment to the Childrens Medical Center in Shanghai to help manage the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The Utahbased Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints also known as the Mormon church plans to open its first temple in mainland China at a time when Beijing has been clamping down steadily on religious freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-religion/mormon-church-to-open-first-temple-in-mainland-china-idUSKBN21O1DV | 2020-04-07 |
| Since midJanuary Japan has tested 39446 people while the United Kingdom has tested 173784 and South Korea has conducted 443273 tests according to data from Oxford University | Neutral | TOKYO As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency medical staff say a shortage of beds and a rise in cases linked to hospitals are pushing Tokyos medical system to the brink of collapse | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-hospitals-in/running-out-of-beds-and-gear-tokyo-medical-staff-say-japans-state-of-emergency-already-here-idUSKBN21O0K4 | 2020-04-07 |
| Jack Janasiewicz portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions said some of the markets recent gains have come from quarterend and monthend rebalancing | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. pension funds that delayed rebalancing their portfolios are likely to pump about billion into stocks over the next two quarters analysts at JP Morgan said providing a potential boost to equity markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-portfolio-rebalanc/u-s-pension-funds-may-pour-400-billion-into-stocks-lifting-virus-hit-markets-jp-morgan-idUSKBN21I3MQ | 2020-04-01 |
| 2 its lowest since January 2009 when the economy was reeling from the global financial crisis | Negative | TOKYO Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe with sharp falls in export powerhouses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/asias-factory-activity-plunges-as-coronavirus-shock-deepens-idUSKBN21J45D | 2020-04-01 |
| Marriott said it was currently investigating the incident which it believed started in midJanuary and was identified around February end | Negative | The company also said information such as account passwords payment card information and passport information were not a part of the breach | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-marriott-intnl-data-breach/marriott-says-5-2-million-guests-exposed-in-new-data-breach-idUSKBN21I3DC | 2020-04-01 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Deise Geraldine is one of scores of Rio de Janeiro trash collectors who usually make their living by scavenging bottles and cans left by restaurants and bars at the curb | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Deise Geraldine is one of scores of Rio de Janeiro trash collectors who usually make their living by scavenging bottles and cans left by restaurants and bars at the curb | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-poverty/in-rio-de-janeiro-trash-collectors-struggle-to-survive-as-city-shuts-down-idUSKBN21I39D | 2020-04-01 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Lorries and labourers moved into the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to start building a field hospital that will host patients carrying the coronavirus | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Lorries and labourers moved into the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to start building a field hospital that will host patients carrying the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-maracana/maracana-stadium-transformed-as-work-begins-on-rio-field-hospital-idUSKBN21I32O | 2020-04-01 |
| In January the couple said they would step away from their royal duties and according to media reports recently relocated to Los Angeles | Neutral | WASHINGTON Britains Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have no plans to ask the U.S. government for help with security costs the couple said in a statement on Sunday in response to a tweet from President Donald Trump that the United States would not pay for their protection | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-harry-trump/uks-prince-harry-wife-meghan-do-not-need-u-s-help-for-security-costs-spokeswoman-says-idUSKBN21G0UW | 2020-03-30 |
| JanuaryMarch 2020 was the first time since the third quarter of 2017 that Shanghai topped the global leader board to beat the larger New York and Hong Kong exchanges | Neutral | HONG Shanghai has topped global initial public offering league table for the first time in nearly three years even as the coronavirus epidemic which originated in China rocked markets around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-ipo/shanghai-tops-worlds-ipo-league-table-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H032 | 2020-03-30 |
| However South Korea and Panama who indicated willingness in January to work towards a deal are not part of the coalition | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union China and 14 other World Trade Organization members agreed on Friday on a temporary mechanism to resolve trade disputes after U.S. action rendered the WTO incapable of acting as the arbiter of global trade | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/eu-china-and-14-others-agree-stop-gap-fix-for-wto-crisis-idUSKBN21E2I0 | 2020-03-28 |
| Deforestation was already up from a year earlier in January and February according to preliminary government data and researchers will be watching March and April data closely | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters despite concerns that reduced protection could lead to a spike in deforestation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-environment/exclusive-brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E15H | 2020-03-28 |
| Overall Rio de Janeiros state Brazils second most populous expects to build six temporary hospitals | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro which includes the world famous soccer stadium will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus state authorities said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-stadium/brazils-maracana-stadium-tapped-to-serve-as-coronavirus-hospital-idUSKBN21D3II | 2020-03-27 |
| The reading combines the results for January and February to exclude distortions caused by the weeklong Lunar New Year | Negative | BEIJING Profits at Chinas industrial firms slumped in the first two months of the year to their lowest in at least a decade with the mining manufacturing and power sectors all seeing sharp falls as a virus epidemic battered Chinas economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-economy-industrial-profits/chinas-industrial-firms-post-steepest-fall-in-profits-in-a-decade-idUSKBN21E08I | 2020-03-27 |
| It is the first job for the former television series actress since she and Harry announced in January that they were stepping down from their royal duties | Neutral | LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have left Canada and moved to Los Angeles where they plan to make a permanent home after stepping back from their royal duties Britains Sun newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/harry-and-meghan-move-to-los-angeles-britains-sun-newspaper-says-idUSKBN21D2S1 | 2020-03-27 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro which includes the world famous soccer stadium will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus state authorities said on Thursday | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro which includes the world famous soccer stadium will become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus state authorities said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-stadium/brazils-maracana-stadium-tapped-to-serve-as-coronavirus-hospital-idUSKBN21D3II | 2020-03-27 |
| A U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January when coronavirus was starting to spread outside China | Negative | A U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January when coronavirus was starting to spread outside China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-cyber/u-s-cybersecurity-experts-see-recent-spike-in-chinese-digital-espionage-idUSKBN21C1T8 | 2020-03-26 |
| Coronavirus is coming and Rio de Janeiros lawless favelas are gearing up for the onslaught | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO The baile dance parties have been called off | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-favelas-fea/gangs-call-curfews-as-coronavirus-hits-rio-favelas-idUSKBN21B3EV | 2020-03-25 |
| Boeing ceased production of the jet in January as it struggled to win regulatory approvals and accrued a backlog of 400 undelivered jets | Negative | Priority number 1 is getting customers fleets back Smith said adding that a production ramp up will be paired with clearing the MAX backlog | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max-production-exclusive/exclusive-boeing-plans-737-max-production-restart-by-may-sources-idUSKBN21C005 | 2020-03-25 |
| Data firm Cirium on Tuesday estimated the number of aircraft placed in storage since January had climbed about in a day to 3500 | Neutral | The airlines shares had their biggest intraday gain rising as much as before closing higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/qantas-shares-soar-on-financing-deal-as-rivals-cut-more-capacity-idUSKBN21C07J | 2020-03-25 |
| A court in January ruled that the EPA had been overusing the waivers in a decision that could gut the program | Positive | U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa have asked the Trump administration not to appeal a court ruling that would slash the use of small refinery biofuel waivers but have not heard back yet on its decision Grassley said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-waivers/no-word-yet-from-trump-administration-on-refinery-biofuel-waivers-grassley-idUSKBN21A3KB | 2020-03-24 |
| SHANGHAI As people in China retreated indoors in late January to avoid the coronavirus Alibabas supermarket chain Freshippo faced a online orders for fruit were soaring but supplies were low | Negative | SHANGHAI As people in China retreated indoors in late January to avoid the coronavirus Alibabas supermarket chain Freshippo faced a online orders for fruit were soaring but supplies were low | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-alibaba-freshippo/how-alibabas-freshippo-adapted-to-keep-delivering-in-virus-hit-china-idUSKBN21A0W0 | 2020-03-24 |
| California the most populous U.S. state in January implemented a law that makes it harder for gig economy companies to classify their workers as contractors | Negative | Uber Technologies Incs chief executive on Monday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to include independent drivers and delivery workers in the countrys planned trillion coronavirus stimulus package and urged U.S. lawmakers to change labor laws in the long term | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-urges-white-house-to-include-gig-workers-in-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN21A2DZ | 2020-03-24 |
| Yet Moscows own health department issued a statement on March 13 saying pneumonia cases in January and February were actually and lower than last year | Negative | MOSCOW A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-coronavirus-health-russia/sharp-increase-in-moscow-pneumonia-cases-fuels-fears-over-coronavirus-statistics-idUSKBN216305 | 2020-03-20 |
| The government in January had been estimating growth of around 5 | Neutral | CAIRO The coronavirus outbreak is posing an increasing threat to Egypts economy with pressure on tourism trade and gas exports coming on top of a longstanding failure to drum up private investment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-economy-anal/coronavirus-poses-new-threat-to-egypts-economy-idUSKBN20X25O | 2020-03-19 |
| Vought who has served as acting director since January 2019 must be confirmed by the Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate the current acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to take the post on a permanent basis the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-omb/trump-to-nominate-permanent-director-for-white-house-budget-office-idUSKBN2153UB | 2020-03-19 |
| SAO PAULO As Brazils stock market hit record highs in January Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said the country could raise up to 150 billion reais with sales of stateowned companies through share offerings mergers and acquisitions | Positive | SAO PAULO As Brazils stock market hit record highs in January Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said the country could raise up to 150 billion reais with sales of stateowned companies through share offerings mergers and acquisitions | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-privatizations-analysis/brazils-big-privatizations-the-latest-coronavirus-victim-idUSKBN2152TJ | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. business inventories fell as expected in January suggesting that any lift to gross domestic product in the first quarter from a shrinking trade deficit was likely to be offset by a slow pace of inventory accumulation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. business inventories fell as expected in January suggesting that any lift to gross domestic product in the first quarter from a shrinking trade deficit was likely to be offset by a slow pace of inventory accumulation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-economy-inventories/u-s-business-inventories-slip-in-january-idUSKBN2142K3 | 2020-03-18 |
| The Greek pole vaulter who won Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro is also a former world and European champion and a multiple Diamond League winner | Positive | The International Olympic Committee does not plan any decisions about the Tokyo 2020 Games saying on Tuesday it remains fully committed to the event being staged in four months time despite the global spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-committed-to-tokyo-2020-games-no-need-for-drastic-decisions-idUSKBN2142MJ | 2020-03-18 |
| The company said in January it had cut debt by million and in February added it had ample liquidity of about | Negative | Chesapeake Energy Corp the oil and gas exploration and production company that helped spearhead the U.S. shale revolution has tapped debt restructuring advisers amid a rout in energy prices people familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-chesapeake-enrgy-restructuring-exclus/exclusive-shale-gas-pioneer-chesapeake-energy-taps-restructuring-advisers-sources-idUSKBN2133SC | 2020-03-17 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Mondays are usually slow on Rio de Janeiros iconic Ipanema beach but Ana Nunes who rents parasols and chairs there said business was down due to the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted authorities to warn against gathering in crowded areas | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Mondays are usually slow on Rio de Janeiros iconic Ipanema beach but Ana Nunes who rents parasols and chairs there said business was down due to the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted authorities to warn against gathering in crowded areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-beaches/coronavirus-outbreak-threatens-rios-beloved-beach-days-idUSKBN2133OW | 2020-03-17 |
| The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said in January that it aimed to carry out more than 40 launches in 2020 including space infrastructure missions | Positive | BEIJING A new Chinese mediumlift rocket part of a family of launch vehicles meant to support most of Chinas launch missions in future failed on its debut flight the official news agency Xinhua reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-space-rocket/chinese-rocket-fails-on-maiden-launch-xinhua-idUSKBN2140Y5 | 2020-03-17 |
| Boeing idled production of the MAX in January and has said it hopes to win approval for return to service in mid2020 | Positive | The Boeing talks for shortterm government aid were reported earlier by Bloomberg News and later confirmed by a source familiar with the situation to Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-in-talks-for-short-term-u-s-government-assistance-idUSKBN2133WX | 2020-03-17 |
| China has cut several key interest rates since late January and some analysts are expecting another reduction in its benchmark lending rate this week | Negative | BEIJING Chinas factory production plunged at the sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of the year as the fastspreading coronavirus and strict containment measures severely disrupted the worlds secondlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-activity/chinas-economy-skids-as-virus-paralyses-factories-households-idUSKBN21307F | 2020-03-16 |
| Suppliers that have already slowed a significant slice of their manufacturing because of a Boeing 737 MAX production freeze that began in January are especially exposed | Negative | But with demand slumping airlines are canceling flights idling jets and trying to negotiate shorterterm maintenance programs in an effort to preserve their own cash | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-loans-suppliers/boeing-supplier-woes-increase-as-coronavirus-grounds-more-jets-idUSKBN2103DK | 2020-03-14 |
| The Tesla directors who approved the deal settled allegations against themselves in January for million which was paid from insurance | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tesla-solarcity-lawsuit/tesla-chief-elon-musks-trial-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21018P | 2020-03-14 |
| It had also stalled the worlds secondlargest economy as beginning in January authorities ordered work stoppages travel restrictions and home quarantines | Negative | BEIJING The Chinese city of Wuhan ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak reported just five new cases on Friday the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10 while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-coronavirus-epicenter-reports-just-five-cases-beijing-tomb-sweepers-urged-to-stay-back-idUSKBN2100BP | 2020-03-14 |
| BRUSSELS Euro zone industrial production leapt in January by far more than expected official estimates released on Thursday show in a sign that a recovery in the bloc was underway before the coronavirus began hitting the economy last month | Positive | BRUSSELS Euro zone industrial production leapt in January by far more than expected official estimates released on Thursday show in a sign that a recovery in the bloc was underway before the coronavirus began hitting the economy last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-industrialoutput/euro-zone-industry-output-jumped-in-january-before-virus-blow-idUSKBN20Z1DU | 2020-03-13 |
| It had also stalled the worlds secondlargest economy as beginning in January authorities ordered work stoppages travel restrictions and home quarantines to contain the spread of the pathogen | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Wuhan city ground zero of the new coronavirus outbreak reported five new cases on Friday the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10 while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-coronavirus-epicenter-of-wuhan-sees-single-digit-new-cases-for-second-day-idUSKBN2100BP | 2020-03-13 |
| Doctor Janet Englund can get a test result back in between 12 and 36 hours | Positive | From cancelling Broadway shows to closing schools U.S. states are scrambling to slow the spread of coronavirus and stop hospitals from being overwhelmed with a surge in critically ill patients as has been the case in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mitigation/u-s-states-scramble-to-slow-virus-spread-prevent-hospital-collapse-idUSKBN20Z3QM | 2020-03-13 |
| Maeda Road opposed Maeda Corps bid launched in January to increase its stake saying Maeda Corps ownership would hurt its corporate value | Negative | TOKYO Construction firm Maeda Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-maeda-road-m-a/maeda-corp-says-has-gained-control-of-maeda-road-construction-in-tender-offer-idUSKBN2100EJ | 2020-03-13 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Friday for the first time since its outbreak emerged in January as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asias biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Friday for the first time since its outbreak emerged in January as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asias biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-more-recoveries-than-coronavirus-cases-for-the-first-time-idUSKBN210051 | 2020-03-13 |
| That is expected to narrow in coming months as commission member Bernard McNamee said in January he would step down when his term ends at the end of June | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday easily confirmed James Danly as a Republican member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with three Democrats supporting him even though the approval widened the Republican majority on the panel | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-senate-ferc/u-s-senate-confirms-danly-to-ferc-widening-panels-republican-majority-idUSKBN20Z3DS | 2020-03-13 |
| Russia and its exsoviet neighbour failed to reach a new oil supply deal in January meaning that Minsk started to look for Urals replacement | Negative | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| The National Automobile Dealers Association in early January had predicted a slight dip in 2020 sales to 16 | Neutral | He predicted U.S. sales could drop to 15 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-morgan-stanl/morgan-stanley-sees-9-u-s-car-sales-dip-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Y2OK | 2020-03-12 |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Iran in January to send the recorders to France one of the few countries with the ability to read damaged black boxes | Negative | Iran has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis an Iranian official said on Wednesday a move that would end a twomonth standoff over the recordings from the jet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-agrees-to-send-black-boxes-of-downed-airliner-to-ukraine-official-idUSKBN20Y32F | 2020-03-12 |
| BEIJING New bank lending in China fell more than expected in February from a record in January but the drop was likely due to seasonal factors as policymakers stepped up support for the economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak | Negative | BEIJING New bank lending in China fell more than expected in February from a record in January but the drop was likely due to seasonal factors as policymakers stepped up support for the economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-loans/china-new-bank-loans-dip-more-than-expected-in-february-as-virus-jolts-economy-idUSKBN20Y17J | 2020-03-12 |
| He acknowledged that people under lengthy quarantine Wuhan and much of Hubei province have been under strict controls since late January may have frustrations to vent | Negative | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made his first visit to Wuhan since a coronavirus outbreak forced a lockdown of the city of 11 million people in a sign that authorities efforts to control the virus are working | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/xi-visits-wuhan-signaling-tide-turning-in-chinas-coronavirus-battle-idUSKBN20X01F | 2020-03-11 |
| Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were nonsensitive parts of the countrys 5G network capping its involvement at | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday defeated his first party rebellion over a government decision to allow Chinas Huawei to have a role in building Britains 5G phone network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/british-pm-johnson-defeats-lawmaker-revolt-on-huaweis-5g-role-idUSKBN20X142 | 2020-03-11 |
| Huawei vice president Victor Zhang said the company had been by the governments decision in January which would result in a more advanced more secure and more costeffective telecoms | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday defeated his first party rebellion over a government decision to allow Chinas Huawei to have a role in building Britains 5G phone network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/british-pm-johnson-defeats-lawmaker-revolt-on-huaweis-5g-role-idUSKBN20X142 | 2020-03-11 |
| In January its shipments had held steady at just over 2 million | Positive | It was also the lowest level for February since at least 2012 when CAICT started publishing data | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-apple-china/apple-sells-fewer-than-500000-smartphones-in-china-in-february-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20W19H | 2020-03-10 |
| Britains departure from the European Union in January means that the FCA will have no say in how the bloc intervenes in market data pricing | Negative | more | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-markets-data/update-2-british-watchdog-enters-tug-of-war-over-market-data-idUSL8N2B218H | 2020-03-10 |
| BEIJING Chinas new bank loans are expected to fall in February from a record in January but the drop was likely due to seasonal factors as policymakers step up support for the economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak a Reuters poll showed | Negative | BEIJING Chinas new bank loans are expected to fall in February from a record in January but the drop was likely due to seasonal factors as policymakers step up support for the economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak a Reuters poll showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-loans/chinas-february-new-yuan-loans-seen-falling-but-policy-easing-on-track-reuters-poll-idUSKBN20W17F | 2020-03-10 |
| This approach outlined by Solomon at an investor day in January seeks to end the siloed trader versus dealmaker structure that prevailed under former boss Lloyd Blankfein | Neutral | LONDON Goldman Sachs named top trader Michael Daffey as global markets chairman on Monday with a remit to strengthen key client relationships as the Wall Street giant tries to remodel its trading business in Europe after Brexit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-daffey-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-turns-to-veteran-daffey-to-navigate-post-brexit-markets-idUSKBN20W23V | 2020-03-10 |
| PENANG Malaysia When news of the coronavirus outbreak spread around the world in January officials of the Malaysian tech company Qdos quickly realized what they needed to do to keep their factory in China get enough surgical masks for the 800 staff there | Negative | PENANG Malaysia When news of the coronavirus outbreak spread around the world in January officials of the Malaysian tech company Qdos quickly realized what they needed to do to keep their factory in China get enough surgical masks for the 800 staff there | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-malaysia-qdos/masks-in-luggage-how-a-malaysian-tech-firm-reopened-its-china-factory-idUSKBN20X0GX | 2020-03-10 |
| In January their shipments had held steady at just over 2 million | Positive | SHANGHAI March 9 Apple sold fewer than half a million smartphones in China in February government data showed on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak crippled demand | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-apple-china/apple-sells-fewer-than-500000-smartphones-in-china-in-feb-amid-coronavirus-idUSL8N2B22K0 | 2020-03-10 |
| So far 78 million migrant workers or of those who left for the Lunar New Year holiday in January have returned to work | Positive | BEIJING Shanghai increased airport screening on Saturday as imported coronavirus infections from countries such as Italy and Iran emerge as the biggest source of new cases in China outside Hubei the province where the outbreak originated | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/shanghai-tightens-airport-checks-as-imported-virus-infections-in-china-jump-idUSKBN20U00W | 2020-03-08 |
| Chinas energy administration announced in January that it will allocate 1 | Positive | The two posts on the Tesla human resources departments official WeChat account mark the first time the Californiabased automaker has looked to hire for such roles in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-china-solar/tesla-advertises-for-solar-energy-storage-staff-in-china-idUSKBN20T2C0 | 2020-03-07 |
| Nonfarm payrolls increased by 273000 jobs last month as unreasonably mild weather continued to boost hiring in weathersensitive sectors matching Januarys tally which was the largest gain since May 2018 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. employers maintained a robust pace of hiring in February giving the economy a strong boost heading into the coronavirus outbreak which has stoked fears of a recession and prompted an emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-job-growth-robust-before-coronavirus-outbreak-hit-shores-idUSKBN20T1SW | 2020-03-07 |
| The European Union in January unveiled new 5G guidelines for member states in which it allowed individual countries to decide what part Huawei could play in their networks | Positive | COPENHAGEN Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei is confident some European telecoms firms will choose it to provide 5G technology for their core networks the firms chief representative to the EU Abraham Liu told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-eu/huawei-confident-it-will-supply-core-network-technology-to-european-operators-idUSKBN20T1AV | 2020-03-07 |
| over January and February from the same period a year earlier customs data showed on Saturday supported by firm demand at steel mills though the coronavirus outbreak had disrupted downstream sectors | Negative | BEIJING Chinas iron ore imports rose 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-ironore/china-january-february-iron-ore-imports-rise-on-firm-demand-despite-virus-disruption-idUSKBN20U06P | 2020-03-07 |
| In January two weeks after spotting the deforested area via drone they crossed a river and trekked for a day to see the devastation for themselves | Negative | Nowadays the hum of an aerial drone can be heard among the birdsong and distant roar of the Jamari River where the UruEuWauWau catch fish | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-drones-feature/flying-high-brazilian-tribe-keeps-watch-over-forest-with-drones-idUSKBN20S1N8 | 2020-03-06 |
| Stores were forced to close during the January Lunar New Year holiday period when Chinese shoppers would normally be out buying gifts | Negative | There is no said Ramesh Zilariya head of a diamond labor association | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-workers/chinas-coronavirus-slowdown-hits-workers-in-indias-diamond-hub-idUSKBN20S1UW | 2020-03-06 |
| PM Johnson said in January that Flybe was important for Britains transport links and that the government would do what it could to help the carrier | Positive | LONDON British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-flybe-funding-administration/british-regional-airline-flybe-says-enters-into-administration-idUSKBN20S0CV | 2020-03-05 |
| The airline which connects smaller UK cities was rescued from near collapse in midJanuary when shareholders agreed to invest more money alongside UK government support for the airline | Positive | LONDON British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-flybe-funding-administration/british-regional-airline-flybe-says-enters-into-administration-idUSKBN20S0CV | 2020-03-05 |
| Jana Bowden an associate professor of marketing at Macquarie University said government calls for people not to panicbuy toilet paper might actually spur more hoarding | Neutral | SYDNEY A delivery truck carrying toilet paper has burst into flames in the Australian city of Brisbane ratcheting up a sense of panic about the availability of the product generated by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-truck/australian-toilet-paper-truck-catches-fire-sparking-new-tissue-tizzy-idUSKBN20S0FM | 2020-03-05 |
| The prosecutions theory is that Durst killed Kathleen Durst at their cottage outside New York City in January 1982 and Berman helped cover it up | Negative | LOS ANGELES Los Angeles prosecutors on Wednesday played parts of movies they said incriminate Robert Durst the New York real estate heir charged with murdering his best friend to cover up his killing of his exwife | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-durst/jurors-in-robert-dursts-california-murder-trial-see-clips-of-the-jinx-idUSKBN20R1JZ | 2020-03-05 |
| In nearby Minas Gerais state almost 50 died in late January due to rain with 25000 people being displaced | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO At least 17 people have died in southeastern Brazils since Sunday due to heavy rains in the states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro authorities said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-rain-death/at-least-17-dead-in-brazils-southeast-due-to-rains-idUSKBN20Q2Q5 | 2020-03-04 |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnsons governments decision in January to allow Huawei a limited role in its 5G mobile telephone network has put pressure on the traditionally close U.S. relationship | Negative | WASHINGTON Twenty Republican and Democratic U.S. senators came together on Tuesday to urge British lawmakers to reconsider their governments decision to allow Chinas Huawei to be among the suppliers for the countrys 5G mobile telephone network the latest salvo in U.S. opposition to the plan | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-security-huawei-tech/u-s-senators-want-britain-to-reconsider-using-huawei-equipment-idUSKBN20R00R | 2020-03-04 |
| A federal judge in January put that bid on hold saying he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday denied he was breaking the law by refusing to turn over President Donald Trumps tax returns and took aim at a Democratic lawmaker who has continued to press for the documents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/sparks-fly-at-budget-hearing-as-mnuchin-grilled-about-trump-tax-returns-idUSKBN20Q2VZ | 2020-03-04 |
| American rapper Janelle Monae French singer Angele and actress Isabelle Adjani were among guests at Chanels extravaganza in the Grand Palais exhibition hall | Positive | PARIS Loose studded trousers split open at the sides and jodhpurstyle looks took center stage at Chanel on Tuesday as models walked in twos and threes down a vast mirrored floor that served as a runway at one of Paris Fashion Weeks last big shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-chanel/chanel-swaps-skirts-for-jodhpurs-at-paris-fashion-week-idUSKBN20Q1YH | 2020-03-04 |
| In January California scooter startup Bird said it would acquire European peer Circ without disclosing financial details of the deal marking further consolidation in the industry | Positive | MEXICO CITY Latin American ecommerce company Peixe is in advanced talks to acquire electric scooter firm Grow Mobility four people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday potentially the latest deal in a crowded sector where profitability remains an elusive goal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-startups/e-commerce-firm-peixe-in-talks-to-buy-electric-scooter-startup-grow-sources-idUSKBN20R09B | 2020-03-04 |
| Goldman Sachs economists Jan Hatzius and Daan Struyven said the Fed may not wait until its scheduled March meeting however | Negative | The worlds top three central banks look set to take steps to limit the economic damage from the fastspreading coronavirus with the heads of the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan issuing emergency statements on Monday that echoed one from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell late last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-centralbanks/top-central-banks-appear-primed-to-act-to-combat-coronavirus-risk-idUSKBN20Q015 | 2020-03-03 |
| Ghosn was questioned in Lebanon in January over an Interpol warrant and faces a travel ban | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has exclusive jurisdiction over Lebanese in the country its president said on Monday appearing to rebuff a visiting Japanese minister who said it was obvious and that ousted exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/japanese-minister-raises-ghosn-case-in-visit-to-lebanon-idUSKBN20P1OK | 2020-03-03 |
| In January U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States would retaliate against any unilateral move to tax the worlds biggest technology firms | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
| Since January tens of thousands have been working from home many cooped up in tiny apartments while the stockpiling of basic food and cleaning products has become common | Neutral | HONG KONG As Hong Kong tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak medical experts say many in the Asian financial hub are reeling from increased anxiety and an unprecedented level of mental health issues | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-mental-he/unprecedented-mental-health-issues-seen-in-hong-kong-amid-virus-fears-idUSKBN20Q0BE | 2020-03-03 |
| France had considered a similar digital tax but it agreed in January to suspend down payments after Washington threatened to retaliate with tariffs on French wine | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
| Hubei on Sunday reported 196 new infections the first time since January it has reported fewer than 200 in a day the National Health Commission said on Monday | Negative | The Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus epidemic has closed the first of 16 specially built hospitals hurriedly put up to treat people with the virus after it discharged its last recovered patients state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-wuhan-closes-coronavirus-hospital-as-officials-hail-drop-in-new-cases-idUSKBN20P01K | 2020-03-03 |
| Goldman economists Jan Hatzius and Daan Struyven said in a note that strongly hints at a rate cut at or even before the March 1718 FOMC Open Market meeting | Positive | Goldman Sachs economists on Sunday predicted the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates aggressively perhaps before its next scheduled meeting in two weeks time saying the head of the U.S. central bank sent a clear signal with his unscheduled statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cenbank-goldman/goldman-sachs-sees-fed-cutting-soon-perhaps-before-march-17-18-meeting-idUSKBN20O2FP | 2020-03-02 |
| In January 2019 he had said he was passing on a 2020 run to focus on efforts to impeach Trump and get Democrats elected to the U.S. Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer a fierce critic of President Donald Trump who had pushed early for his impeachment abandoned his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday after trailing in third place in the South Carolina primary a campaign source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer/environmentalist-tom-steyer-ends-2020-democratic-presidential-bid-idUSKBN20O16W | 2020-03-01 |
| The couple announced in January that they would step down from their duties as senior royals spend more time in North America and aim to become financially independent | Neutral | LONDON Britains Prince Harry and singer Jon Bon Jovi recreated one of the Beatles bestknown album covers on Friday walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road recording studios in north London | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-harry/uks-prince-harry-and-jon-bon-jovi-recreate-abbey-road-beatles-cover-idUSKCN20M1M0 | 2020-02-29 |
| in the survey the same as Januarys estimate suggesting that for now economists dont see a substantial hit | Neutral | NEW YORK Brazils economy likely failed to accelerate in the final three months of last year growing by only 0 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-poll/brazil-q4-growth-likely-slowed-extending-historically-weak-recovery-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20M2QY | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak which has sparked a stock market selloff and revived fears of a recession causes households to tighten their purse strings | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak which has sparked a stock market selloff and revived fears of a recession causes households to tighten their purse strings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/cooling-consumer-spending-inflation-put-spotlight-on-fed-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M24P | 2020-02-29 |
| TOKYO Japans factory output rose more than expected in January providing some relief for policymakers amid heightened risks of a recession as the coronavirus outbreak in China disrupts supply chains and business activity | Negative | TOKYO Japans factory output rose more than expected in January providing some relief for policymakers amid heightened risks of a recession as the coronavirus outbreak in China disrupts supply chains and business activity | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-output/japans-january-factory-output-beats-forecasts-but-slowdown-expected-idUSKCN20M02B | 2020-02-28 |
| Janet Yellen the first woman to lead the Fed said she ramped up efforts once she was appointed chair in 2014 | Neutral | SAN The Federal Reserve long criticized for being too white and male crossed a substantial milestone last for the first time in its 107year history white men held fewer than half of board seats at the Feds 12 regional outposts | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-fed-diversity-insight/too-white-too-male-fed-takes-on-diversity-one-bank-board-member-at-a-time-idUSKCN20L1FN | 2020-02-28 |
| Indonesias government submitted a bill to parliament in January aimed at protecting consumer data in the digital era but that has yet to be approved | Positive | JAKARTA Microsoft Corp is keen to invest in data centers in Indonesia which will soon make regulatory changes to facilitate the move the countrys president said after meeting with the software giants CEO on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-indonesia-microsoft/microsoft-wants-to-invest-in-indonesia-data-centers-says-indonesian-president-idUSKCN20L0PU | 2020-02-28 |
| TOKYO Oil prices fell for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019 as a growing number of new coronavirus cases outside of China fuelled fears of a pandemic which could slow the global economy and lower crude demand | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices fell for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019 as a growing number of new coronavirus cases outside of China fuelled fears of a pandemic which could slow the global economy and lower crude demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-fifth-day-on-demand-concerns-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20L08P | 2020-02-27 |
| In January things were getting better until the Tavares said adding PSA planned an electric vehicle in China without giving details | Positive | PARIS Peugeot maker PSA Group said on Wednesday profitability reached a record high in 2019 results that contrasted with those of many rivals and boosted the groups shares as it beds down a merger with Italys Fiat Chrysler | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-psa-results/profit-rise-lifts-peugeot-shares-ahead-of-fiat-merger-idUSKCN20K0QK | 2020-02-27 |
| in January more than expected and marking the industrys 19th consecutive month of sales decline data from the countrys biggest auto industry association showed on Wednesday | Negative | SHANGHAI Auto sales in China fell 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-autos/chinas-january-auto-sales-fell-18-7-year-on-year-worse-than-forecasted-idUSKCN20K12G | 2020-02-27 |
| Capacity utilisation in January was 66 | Neutral | BANGKOK Thailands manufacturing production index contracted for a ninth straight month in January down 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-thailand-economy-output/thai-january-factory-output-falls-4-6-year-on-year-down-for-ninth-month-idUSKCN20K0EN | 2020-02-27 |
| MOSCOW Russias stock market is forecast to surpass record levels reached in January by the end of this year a Reuters poll of market experts showed but concerns over the effects of Chinas coronavirus epidemic are causing uncertainty | Negative | MOSCOW Russias stock market is forecast to surpass record levels reached in January by the end of this year a Reuters poll of market experts showed but concerns over the effects of Chinas coronavirus epidemic are causing uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-stocks-poll/russian-stocks-to-reach-new-highs-in-2020-despite-uncertain-backdrop-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20K1PG | 2020-02-27 |
| Tsais offer in late January to China to provide necessary to fight the virus should be further the council said | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan should continue to show goodwill to China during the outbreak of the new coronavirus and not give Beijing an excuse to attack the island as a way of relieving internal advisers to Taiwans Chinapolicy making body said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan-diplomacy/dont-give-china-excuse-to-attack-taiwan-during-virus-outbreak-ministry-advisers-say-idUSKCN20K06Z | 2020-02-26 |
| In court Janavs said she was so very sorry that I tried to create an unfair advantage for my children | Negative | BOSTON A California woman whose familys company created the microwavable snack Hot Pockets was sentenced on Tuesday to five months in prison for paying to help her daughters gain an illicit edge in the college admissions process through cheating and fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/hot-pockets-heiress-gets-5-months-in-prison-for-u-s-college-admissions-scam-idUSKBN20J1K5 | 2020-02-26 |
| Jangho had previously offered to buyout Healius for | Positive | The Swiss private equity firm offered | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healius-m-a-partners-group/australias-healius-gets-1-4-billion-buyout-offer-from-swiss-private-equity-partners-group-idUSKCN20J109 | 2020-02-26 |
| Capacity utilization in January was 66 | Neutral | BANGKOK Thailands manufacturing production index contracted for a ninth straight month in January down 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-thailand-economy-output/thai-january-factory-output-falls-4-6-worse-than-forecast-idUSKCN20K0EN | 2020-02-26 |
| Manley said in January that talks with PSA were progressing well and he hoped to complete the deal by early 2021 | Positive | DETROIT Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Chief Executive Mike Manley received compensation of 13 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-ceo-pay/fiat-chrysler-ceo-manley-received-13-3-million-euros-in-2019-compensation-filing-idUSKBN20J2TY | 2020-02-26 |
| Gorton also ordered Janavs to pay a fine | Positive | BOSTON A California woman whose familys company created the microwavable snack Hot Pockets was sentenced on Tuesday to five months in prison for paying to help her daughters gain an illicit edge in the college admissions process through cheating and fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-cheating/hot-pockets-heiress-gets-5-months-in-prison-for-u-s-college-admissions-scam-idUSKBN20J1K5 | 2020-02-26 |
| At the start of the case in January Weinsteins legal team objected to which jurors were chosen and what evidence the jury was allowed to hear | Positive | without changes to fix | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein-appeal/rpt-after-conviction-weinstein-has-roadmap-for-appeal-idUSL2N2AO0VC | 2020-02-25 |
| BUENOS AIRES Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak the head of the South American countrys meat export chamber told Reuters | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak the head of the South American countrys meat export chamber told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-china-beef/price-tussle-coronavirus-hammer-argentinas-beef-gravy-train-to-china-idUSKCN20I07C | 2020-02-24 |
| Egypt in January issued new regulations that appeared to eliminate the need for mining companies to form joint ventures with the government and to limit state royalties to a maximum | Positive | CAIRO Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Sunday that he was holding talks to acquire a stake in the stateowned Shalateen mining company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-commodities-mining/sawiris-in-talks-to-buy-51-stake-in-egypt-state-owned-mining-firm-idUSKCN20H07S | 2020-02-24 |
| 4 percentage points from its January outlook and shave 0 | Neutral | RIYADH Feb 22 The fastspreading coronavirus outbreak will likely lower Chinas economic growth this year to 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g20-coronavirus-imf/imfs-georgieva-says-coronavirus-to-shave-0-1-percentage-points-from-global-growth-idUSD5N29W00M | 2020-02-23 |
| NTSB board member Jennifer Homendy said in January that clouds fog and limited visibility reported in the vicinity of the crash would be a key focus of the investigation | Negative | The Federal Aviation Administration faulted the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in January killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others for violating flight rules in a 2015 incident | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kobe-bryant/pilot-in-kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-counseled-by-faa-after-2015-incident-idUSKCN20G07Y | 2020-02-22 |
| Modis ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party denies any bias against the countrys 180 million Muslims | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week a senior administration official said a sensitive subject for the Indian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-india-usa-trump/trump-plans-to-raise-issue-of-religious-freedom-with-indian-pm-modi-official-idUSKCN20G06C | 2020-02-22 |
| Xerox said in January it plans to nominate 11 independent candidates to HPs board | Positive | Xerox Holdings Corp said on Friday it would continue to pursue HP Inc even after the PC maker said it would implement a poison pill plan to shield itself against a takeover offer from the U.S. printer maker | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hp-m-a-xerox-hlngs/xerox-to-press-ahead-despite-hps-poison-pill-plan-against-takeover-offer-idUSKBN20F250 | 2020-02-22 |
| in January the biggest drop since March 2009 according to the Commerce Department while overall core retail sales were unchanged | Neutral | NEW YORK Expectations that spending on items ranging from hotels to clothing will continue to rise have helped make consumer discretionary stocks the most expensive sector in the 500 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/fund-managers-look-for-value-in-high-priced-consumer-sector-idUSKBN20F1PK | 2020-02-22 |
| We expect JanuaryFebruary import and export growth to decline he said citing delays in business reopenings and logistics issues in addition to seasonal holiday factors | Negative | BEIJING Chinas exports and imports will fall sharply in January and February as the coronavirus outbreak severely disrupts activity in the worlds secondlargest economy the commerce ministry said on Friday adding more measures are being studied to support companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-mofcom/china-says-january-february-trade-to-take-sharp-hit-from-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN20F0AY | 2020-02-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas exports and imports will fall sharply in January and February as the coronavirus outbreak severely disrupts activity in the worlds secondlargest economy the commerce ministry said on Friday adding more measures are being studied to support companies | Negative | BEIJING Chinas exports and imports will fall sharply in January and February as the coronavirus outbreak severely disrupts activity in the worlds secondlargest economy the commerce ministry said on Friday adding more measures are being studied to support companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-mofcom/china-says-january-february-trade-to-take-sharp-hit-from-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN20F0AY | 2020-02-21 |
| For Air France and stablemate KLM as for global peers the January outbreak came just as an easing of global trade tensions seemed to promise stronger demand in 2020 | Negative | Thats the hypothesis were using for the moment but we dont know how credible it Chief Financial Officer Frederic Gagey said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-air-france-klm-results/air-france-says-coronavirus-impact-could-climb-above-200-million-idUSKBN20E0KN | 2020-02-21 |
| 7 million of his own wealth in January into his bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination for a total spend of million a campaign finance disclosure showed on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Businessman Tom Steyer poured | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer-fundraising/businessman-steyer-pumps-64-7-million-of-own-funds-into-u-s-presidential-bid-in-january-idUSKBN20F0GH | 2020-02-21 |
| 2 billion which it announced in January and which should be completed this year | Neutral | Fullyear results announced on Thursday at the upper end of forecasts helped to drive shares 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-bae-systems-results/bae-systems-predicts-2020-growth-despite-saudi-ban-idUSKBN20E0S0 | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised million in January for her presidential bid but spent nearly all the money her campaign had amassed and ended the month with only | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised million in January for her presidential bid but spent nearly all the money her campaign had amassed and ended the month with only | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-fundraising/elizabeth-warrens-presidential-campaign-raised-11-million-in-january-idUSKBN20F0EZ | 2020-02-21 |
| We have started well into January and grew sales in Peter said adding that the carmaker had sold around 175000 cars in January | Positive | Peter reiterated that BMW expected to grow sales in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-bmw-emissions-cfo/bmw-expects-to-cut-average-emissions-in-europe-by-20-this-year-idUSKBN20E1KK | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON Former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised million in January but has seen his campaigns fundraising rise in the wake of strong performances in early primary contests | Positive | WASHINGTON Former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised million in January but has seen his campaigns fundraising rise in the wake of strong performances in early primary contests | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg-fundraising/pete-buttigiegs-campaign-raised-6-million-in-january-idUSKBN20E2XD | 2020-02-21 |
| The benchmark STOXX 600 index has bounced back from a slight dip in January and is on course for its best monthly gain in a year | Positive | European shares eased from record highs on Thursday as a raft of disappointing earnings added to concerns about the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak after research suggested the illness is more contagious than previously thought | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-mark-worst-day-in-3-weeks-on-weak-earnings-virus-risks-idUSKBN20E0XU | 2020-02-21 |
| Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll bought a stake at the end of January with that F1 team set to change its name to Aston Martin next season | Positive | LONDON Aston Martin said on Wednesday it was putting on hold a planned entry into the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours with its Valkyrie hypercar | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-endurance-astonmartin/aston-martin-puts-planned-wec-le-mans-hypercar-entry-on-hold-idUSKBN20D1M7 | 2020-02-20 |
| Reuters reported in January that judges who have wider powers than investigators to pursue a criminal case were set to get involved potentially bringing prosecution a step closer | Negative | PARIS French prosecutors have stepped up their investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds at Renault by former boss Carlos Ghosn saying a judge had now been assigned to the case to launch a formal investigation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-ghosn/french-judges-step-up-ghosn-probe-over-palace-party-oman-dealings-idUSKBN20D2FS | 2020-02-20 |
| Japan which is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in July saw its foreign visitor numbers fall for the fourth month in January with sharper falls expected | Negative | China reported a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections on Thursday although scientists warned it may spread even more easily than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20B0EI | 2020-02-20 |
| TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell for the fourth month in January as the impact of a South Korean boycott weighed with further sharper falls expected as the coronavirus outbreak keeps away Chinese travellers | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell for the fourth month in January as the impact of a South Korean boycott weighed with further sharper falls expected as the coronavirus outbreak keeps away Chinese travellers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-tourism/japan-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-on-tourism-but-keeps-40-mln-visitor-target-idUSKBN20D0NR | 2020-02-20 |
| Overall foreign visitors to Japan in January fell for the fourth month data released on Wednesday showed with sharper falls expected ahead as the impact of the coronavirus hits | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell for the fourth month in January as the impact of a South Korean boycott weighed with further sharper falls expected as the coronavirus outbreak keeps away Chinese travellers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-tourism/japan-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-on-tourism-but-keeps-40-mln-visitor-target-idUSKBN20D0NR | 2020-02-20 |
| Under mounting pressure Morrison in January deployed 6500 military reservists to support state authorities which he said created a constitutional gray | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will hold a wideranging enquiry into the causes of recent bushfires that killed 33 people and razed an area the size of South Korea Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australia-to-hold-wide-ranging-enquiry-into-disastrous-bushfires-idUSKBN20E0BW | 2020-02-20 |
| It said in January nonEU ownership had fallen to 39 | Negative | In an endorsement of the AngloSpanish group just weeks before its founder Willie Walsh steps down Qatar said on Wednesday the move showed its support for IAG and its strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iag-qatar-stake/qatar-airways-spends-600-million-to-lift-stake-in-ba-owner-to-25-idUSKBN20D0Q2 | 2020-02-20 |
| WASHINGTON Since his January 2019 arrest President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone has repeatedly tested the patience of the federal judge who presided over his trial | Negative | WASHINGTON Since his January 2019 arrest President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone has repeatedly tested the patience of the federal judge who presided over his trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/long-time-trump-adviser-stone-to-be-sentenced-by-judge-he-antagonized-idUSKBN20D2KU | 2020-02-20 |
| In January Cosby asked Pennsylvanias highest court to overturn the conviction | Negative | A Manhattan jurys verdict in the sexual assault trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein may well hang on the testimony of three women whose accusations were not part of the underlying criminal case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-testimony/harvey-weinstein-rape-case-may-turn-on-history-of-prior-bad-acts-idUSKBN20C1C9 | 2020-02-19 |
| Investors are looking to the minutes from the Federal Reserves January meeting due to be released at 1900 GMT for insight in to the Feds thinking about virus risks | Positive | Virus deaths top 2000 economic paralysis deepens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-shines-against-euro-riskier-peers-as-virus-hit-widens-idUSL4N2AJ0CE | 2020-02-19 |
| GumusutKakap faced operational issues in late January which has reduced Kimanis output to about 160000170000 barrels per day down from 190000 bpd the source said | Negative | Kimanis crude exports fall to 4 cargoes in April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/malaysia-oil-exports/update-1-malaysias-kimanis-crude-exports-to-halve-in-april-due-to-maintenance-sources-idUSL4N2AJ1BP | 2020-02-19 |
| The number of new coronavirus cases in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January but the virus remains far from contained as its economic impact spreads globally with South Korea announcing an economic emergency | Negative | The number of new coronavirus cases in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January but the virus remains far from contained as its economic impact spreads globally with South Korea announcing an economic emergency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infections-slow-in-china-as-apple-becomes-latest-business-casualty-idUSKBN20C03X | 2020-02-18 |
| The White House informed Bolton in January that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | Positive | WASHINGTON John Bolton the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the presidents tweets about him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/bolton-says-he-hopes-book-is-not-suppressed-by-white-house-idUSKBN20C07S | 2020-02-18 |
| The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being contained | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being contained | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infections-slow-in-china-as-apple-becomes-latest-business-casualty-idUSKBN20C03X | 2020-02-18 |
| Official data release on Chinas gas imports for January has been postponed until March | Neutral | BEIJING Feb 17 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-gas-consumption/chinas-jan-natgas-consumption-sees-first-contraction-in-2-years-idUSL4N2AH1GL | 2020-02-17 |
| Egypt said in January it had signed two deals with Exxon Mobil for oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean | Positive | CAIRO Egypt has reached initial agreements with five major energy firms to explore for oil and gas in deep waters in off its western coast on the Mediterranean the petroleum minister said the first such deals in that offshore region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-oil/egypt-agrees-with-five-energy-firms-on-exploration-in-mediterranean-minister-idUSKBN2090DS | 2020-02-16 |
| Unfortunately efforts did not succeed and were suspended at the beginning of January and Qatar is not responsible for he said | Positive | MUNICH Qatars foreign minister said on Saturday efforts to resolve a bitter Gulf dispute had not succeeded and were suspended at the start of January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-qatar/qatar-says-talks-to-end-gulf-dispute-were-suspended-in-january-idUSKBN2090N7 | 2020-02-16 |
| However friends of the former Santos and New York Cosmos player said this January was one of his busiest in years | Positive | Former Brazil striker Pele dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive on Thursday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-soccer-brazil-pele/pele-dismisses-talk-of-depression-tells-fans-he-is-well-idUSKBN20731X | 2020-02-15 |
| in January matching forecasts but Decembers manufacturing output was revised lower to a 0 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. industrial production fell 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-economy-output/u-s-january-industrial-output-falls-on-weather-boeing-drop-idUSKBN2081TO | 2020-02-15 |
| Our counting teams have noted since January that production will be down compared to last season following the lack of said an Ivory Coastbased director of a European export company | Neutral | Adverse weather and hoarding in Ivory Coast could see sales of the top cocoa producers largest export fall some way short of consensus which could push global prices higher traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cocoa-output-ivory-coast/cocoa-traders-expect-adverse-weather-hoarding-to-hit-ivorian-sales-idUSKBN2081S6 | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending slowed further in January with sales at clothing stores declining by the most since 2009 a trend that could raise concerns about the economys ability to continue expanding at a moderate pace | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. consumer spending slowed further in January with sales at clothing stores declining by the most since 2009 a trend that could raise concerns about the economys ability to continue expanding at a moderate pace | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-consumer-spending-slowing-industrial-production-weak-idUSKBN2081S4 | 2020-02-15 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose over on Friday posting their first weekly gain since early January as investors bet the economic impact of the coronavirus would be shortlived and hoped for further Chinese central bank stimulus to tackle any slowdown | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose over on Friday posting their first weekly gain since early January as investors bet the economic impact of the coronavirus would be shortlived and hoped for further Chinese central bank stimulus to tackle any slowdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-over-1-on-hopes-demand-will-rebound-from-coronavirus-effect-idUSKBN20808Z | 2020-02-15 |
| Kim Jongwoo who produced the documentary said he focused on Nayeon instead of recreating her so Jang and her family would feel as if her daughter had lived on | Positive | SEOUL Wearing virtual reality goggles Jang Jisung burst into tears as her 7yearold daughter Nayeon emerged from behind piles of wood in a neighborhood park her playground until she died from bloodrelated diseases three years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-virtualreality-reunion/south-korean-mother-given-tearful-vr-reunion-with-deceased-daughter-idUSKBN2081D6 | 2020-02-15 |
| MUNICH Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had impressed Irans foreign minister on Friday that a complete and independent investigation into the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January had to be carried out | Negative | MUNICH Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had impressed Irans foreign minister on Friday that a complete and independent investigation into the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January had to be carried out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-canada-iran/canadas-trudeau-demands-from-iran-independent-probe-into-downed-airliner-idUSKBN2082B5 | 2020-02-15 |
| For Jang her last wish was to tell Nayeon she loved her and has never forgotten her | Positive | SEOUL Wearing virtual reality goggles Jang Jisung burst into tears as her 7yearold daughter Nayeon emerged from behind piles of wood in a neighborhood park her playground until she died from bloodrelated diseases three years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-virtualreality-reunion/south-korean-mother-given-tearful-vr-reunion-with-deceased-daughter-idUSKBN2081D6 | 2020-02-15 |
| 11 that Canadas complaint about the plane that was mistakenly shot down by Irans Revolutionary Guards in January had no legal basis | Negative | MUNICH Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had impressed Irans foreign minister on Friday that a complete and independent investigation into the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January had to be carried out | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-canada-iran/canadas-trudeau-demands-from-iran-independent-probe-into-downed-airliner-idUSKBN2082B5 | 2020-02-15 |
| He said a request to help with transport flights to Jan Mayen was sent to allied countries in 2019 as Norways air force was stretched | Positive | Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged Oslo to refrain from what it said were destabilizing moves in the strategic region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-usa/russia-alarmed-by-u-s-air-force-visit-to-norwegian-island-idUSKBN20721H | 2020-02-14 |
| Underlying inflation in January was also lifted by increases in the prices of airline tickets healthcare recreation and education | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. underlying consumer prices picked up in January while the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week suggesting the economy was stable enough for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/rents-lift-u-s-core-inflation-weekly-jobless-claims-rise-slightly-idUSKBN2071XI | 2020-02-14 |
| Jan Mayen will not be used for military he said | Neutral | Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged Oslo to refrain from what it said were destabilizing moves in the strategic region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-usa/russia-alarmed-by-u-s-air-force-visit-to-norwegian-island-idUSKBN20721H | 2020-02-14 |
| But the January sales meeting in a luxury Singapore hotel was far from auspicious | Positive | As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles pens notebooks and laptops some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped photos of the performance meant to bring good luck and fortune | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-singapore-meeting/hunt-on-for-patient-zero-who-spread-coronavirus-globally-from-singapore-idUSKBN2071F5 | 2020-02-14 |
| The woman fell ill in January but only later showed symptoms of pneumonia and was hospitalised then transferred to another hospital when her condition worsened | Negative | TOKYO A woman has died from the coronavirus in Japan the first such death in the country since the epidemic spread from China the health minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-records-first-coronavirus-death-two-taxi-drivers-test-positive-idUSKBN20708N | 2020-02-14 |
| Individual transport flights to Jan Mayen with planes from allied countries will not impact the security policy picture in the he told parliament | Neutral | Russia said on Thursday it was alarmed by a trip to a Norwegian outpost in the Arctic by a U.S. Air Force unit and urged Oslo to refrain from what it said were destabilizing moves in the strategic region | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-norway-usa/russia-alarmed-by-u-s-air-force-visit-to-norwegian-island-idUSKBN20721H | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. underlying consumer prices picked up in January while the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week suggesting the economy was stable enough for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold this year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. underlying consumer prices picked up in January while the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week suggesting the economy was stable enough for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy/rents-lift-u-s-core-inflation-weekly-jobless-claims-rise-slightly-idUSKBN2071XI | 2020-02-14 |
| NEW YORK Oil prices rose over on Wednesday as China reported its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late January stoking investor hopes that fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil consumer may begin to recover | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose over on Wednesday as China reported its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late January stoking investor hopes that fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil consumer may begin to recover | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-over-3-as-demand-worries-ease-amid-fewer-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20605W | 2020-02-13 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Preparing for Rio de Janeiros Carnival when well over 1 million visitors pour into the Marvelous for roundtheclock revelry is always a daunting task for city officials | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Preparing for Rio de Janeiros Carnival when well over 1 million visitors pour into the Marvelous for roundtheclock revelry is always a daunting task for city officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-brazil-carnival/rio-braces-for-coronavirus-risk-during-carnival-party-idUSKBN20630S | 2020-02-13 |
| However investor enthusiasm may be tested once economic data from late January and February begins to roll in Joy said | Positive | oil gold settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-as-china-says-fewer-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSL1N2AC1DK | 2020-02-13 |
| U.S.China relations improved in January with the signing of a trade deal that defused an 18month row that has hit global growth but strains remain | Positive | SYDNEY China is threatening the sovereignty of small Pacific Islands and undermining the regions stability a top U.S. military commander said on Thursday in comments likely to inflame tension with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-usa-defence/china-threatens-stability-in-the-pacific-u-s-commander-idUSKBN2070FU | 2020-02-13 |
| NEW YORK Feb 12 Stock markets around the world scaled fresh records after China reported the lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January boosting investor hopes the epidemic will be contained and driving up the price of crude oil and other commodities | Negative | World stocks hit new highs Wall Street indexes too | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-as-data-shows-lower-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSL8N2AC5XY | 2020-02-13 |
| Since late January the CDC has rushed to distribute the kits to allow states to do their own faster testing rather than ship all samples to CDC headquarters in Atlanta | Positive | Several U.S. states said new coronavirus test kits did not work while others said they were reliable as the United States tried to speed up testing for virus cases which rose to 14 on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/some-u-s-states-launch-coronavirus-testing-while-faulty-test-kits-delay-others-idUSKBN2062HT | 2020-02-13 |
| Assuming the outbreak lasts for three months from the end of January to April it will knock 0 | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan plans to spend billion to help cushion the impact on the exportreliant economy from the new coronavirus offering loans to small businesses and even vouchers to spend on food at night markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan-economy/taiwan-plans-2-billion-package-to-soften-coronavirus-hit-to-economy-idUSKBN2070B2 | 2020-02-13 |
| However investor enthusiasm may be tested once economic data from late January and February begins to roll in he said | Positive | World stocks hit new highs Wall Street indexes too | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-as-data-shows-lower-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSL8N2AC5XY | 2020-02-13 |
| However according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data through January a total of about 57000 nonMexican migrants have been returned since MPP started about a year ago | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos foreign minister said on Wednesday the number of migrants returned to Mexico to await the outcome of U.S. immigration cases has fallen significantly although activists said large numbers of people remain in the program | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexico-says-u-s-returning-sharply-fewer-migrants-under-remain-in-mexico-idUSKBN20622B | 2020-02-13 |
| Construction consortium Otoyol AS said in late January last year that it had started seeking international advisers to value the project ahead of a possible stake sale | Positive | Construction consortium Otoyol AS said in late January last year that it had started seeking international advisers to value the project ahead of a possible stake sale | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-m-a-infrastructure/jpmorgan-picked-as-adviser-for-sale-of-stake-in-7-3-billion-turkish-motorway-sources-idUSKBN2060ND | 2020-02-13 |
| Zhangs removal follows Beijings move in January to replace the head of its Hong Kong liaison office | Neutral | BEIJING China has replaced the head of its office overseeing matters in Hong Kong making him the most senior Beijingappointed official to lose his job in the wake of sometimesviolent antigovernment protests in the Chinesecontrolled territory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-hongkong/china-replaces-head-of-its-hong-kong-and-macau-affairs-office-idUSKBN2070CV | 2020-02-13 |
| Chinas announcement that new cases of the socalled COVID19 detected on Tuesday were at their lowest since Jan 30 has only consolidated those gains | Positive | World markets started shrugging off the worst of the coronavirus impact last week and stock markets have since reached record highs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-markets-q-a/new-coronavirus-what-markets-should-watch-now-idUSKBN20621L | 2020-02-13 |
| Reuters reported exclusively on Monday that Volkswagen had visited Atacama in January amid a broader push to encourage sustainable production of key links in the EV supply chain | Positive | SANTIAGO German automakers Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-chile-lithium-exclusive/exclusive-germanys-volkswagen-and-daimler-push-for-more-sustainable-chile-lithium-idUSKBN20524Z | 2020-02-12 |
| Lyft in January cut of its workforce in its sales and marketing department to achieve its profitability target but said it plans to hire more people this year | Positive | Investors were left disappointed sending shares down 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lyft-results/lyft-forecasts-slower-growth-in-2020-leaves-target-profit-date-unchanged-idUSKBN2052M5 | 2020-02-12 |
| Canadian teenager Felix AugerAliassime outlasted Germanys JanLennard Struff to win 63 16 63 and advance while Italys Fabio Fognini was upset 63 63 by Russias Karen Khachanov | Neutral | Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Polands Hubert Hurkacz 63 61 and reach the last16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-rotterdam/tsitsipas-progresses-in-rotterdam-fognini-out-idUSKBN205294 | 2020-02-12 |
| BEIJING China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January lending credence to a prediction from the countrys senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April | Negative | BEIJING China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January lending credence to a prediction from the countrys senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/new-coronavirus-cases-fall-experts-disagree-over-whether-peak-is-near-idUSKBN20609M | 2020-02-12 |
| January however is not always a reliable indicator for the year as a whole analysts said | Negative | That is going to see pressure as he told reporters at the Singapore Airshow referring to the U.S.China deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-singapore-airshow-boeing/boeing-sees-airline-profits-hit-stagnant-air-cargo-market-due-to-virus-idUSKBN2060A1 | 2020-02-12 |
| In January Nigerias attorney general said he had withdrawn a billion tax demand against the group bringing to a close its latest disagreement with the government | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South Africas MTN Group expects fullyear headline earnings to rise as much as it said on Tuesday still a slowdown from the previous year due to oneoff items including interest on regulatory fines in Nigeria | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mtn-group-outlook/south-africas-mtn-flags-2019-profit-jump-of-up-to-50-idUSKBN2052EN | 2020-02-12 |
| It was a slow Jan but it doesnt mean it is going to be a slow Feb or slow March so watch this space | Negative | That is going to see pressure as he told reporters at the Singapore Airshow referring to the U.S.China deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-singapore-airshow-boeing/boeing-sees-airline-profits-hit-stagnant-air-cargo-market-due-to-virus-idUSKBN2060A1 | 2020-02-12 |
| Calling the need to boost Russias birth rate historic duty in January Putin outlined a number of support measures estimated to cost 4 trillion roubles over four years | Negative | The decision to sell the stake will remove an issue of potential conflicts of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-sberbank/russia-to-tap-rainy-day-fund-to-buy-central-banks-stake-in-sberbank-idUSKBN2052EF | 2020-02-12 |
| German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported in January that Deutsche Bahn was refusing to buy 25 intercity trains worth 400 million euros from Bombardier due to technical defects | Negative | Canadas Bombardier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-deutsche-bahn-bombardier/bombardier-says-deutsche-bahns-new-trains-to-be-ready-by-summer-idUSKBN2052FB | 2020-02-12 |
| SEOUL Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as China reported its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late January stoking investor hopes that fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil consumer may begin to recover from the epidemic | Positive | SEOUL Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as China reported its lowest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late January stoking investor hopes that fuel demand in the worlds secondlargest oil consumer may begin to recover from the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-slowdown-in-new-china-coronavirus-cases-eases-fuel-demand-concerns-idUSKBN20605W | 2020-02-12 |
| But many companies are hurting from disruptions felt since lateJanuary after local governments extended Lunar New Year holidays and urged people to stay home | Negative | SHANGHAI A Chinese media company said it will lay off 500 employees due to the coronavirus outbreak the latest among a string of firms to do so in the past two weeks as the epidemic takes a toll on smalltomedium sized businesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-employment/china-firms-cut-staff-on-virus-outbreak-as-xi-vows-no-large-scale-layoffs-idUSKBN20508A | 2020-02-11 |
| CRACPF repelled a major attack by Los Ardillos in January 2019 but residents live in fear of the siren a community alarm system going off again | Negative | RINCON DE CHAUTLA Mexico When the 56yearold motherinlaw of David Sanchez Luna was tortured and killed after venturing out of her small Mexican community encircled by drug cartels he let his seven and tenyearold daughters receive militarystyle weapons training | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-guerrero-widerimage/under-siege-desperate-mexico-region-uses-guns-children-to-fend-off-cartels-idUSKBN2041P4 | 2020-02-11 |
| BEIJING Chinas factorygate prices snapped six months of yearonyear declines in January although prolonged business closures from the coronavirus outbreak mean positive momentum is unlikely to persist | Negative | BEIJING Chinas factorygate prices snapped six months of yearonyear declines in January although prolonged business closures from the coronavirus outbreak mean positive momentum is unlikely to persist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-economy-inflation/chinas-producer-prices-break-deflation-spell-but-coronavirus-risks-grow-idUSKBN204040 | 2020-02-10 |
| BEIJING Feb 10 Chinas factorygate prices snapped six months of yearonyear declines in January although prolonged business closures from the coronavirus outbreak mean positive momentum is unlikely to persist | Negative | the milestone in paragraph 2 to a more than 8year high not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-inflation/corrected-update-1-chinas-producer-prices-break-deflation-spell-but-coronavirus-heightens-risks-idUSL4N2A62J8 | 2020-02-10 |
| Actorsinger Janelle Monae pointed to the diversity problem in the shows opening musical dance number Its time to come alive | Negative | LOS ANGELES Feb 9 At an Oscars ceremony nearly devoid of acting nominees of color and lacking any women among the contenders for best director it fell to an Asian filmmaker and his cast to bring diversity to the American film industrys highest honors | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/awards-oscars-diversity/south-korean-film-injects-diversity-back-into-oscars-idUSL1N2AA043 | 2020-02-10 |
| After the nominations were announced in January Bong said he saw it as a sign that language is no longer a barrier to global success | Positive | SEOUL South Korean social media erupted in celebration on Monday after the dark comedy became the first nonEnglish language movie to win the Best Picture award already having netted three other Oscars in a historic first for the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-southkorea-parasite/south-koreans-celebrate-as-parasite-snags-historic-wins-at-oscars-idUSKBN20409L | 2020-02-10 |
| Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer told Reuters in January the company was progressing toward its target of a doubledigit percentage reduction in the A220s production costs | Neutral | Airbus and Bombardier both declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-bombardier-jet/airbus-likely-to-acquire-bombardiers-remaining-stake-in-a220-passenger-jet-sources-idUSKBN2012KN | 2020-02-08 |
| A second agent said that normally there is not much enforcement work needed in January but this year deforestation is higher so were out in the field earlier | Negative | BRASILIA Aggressive deforestation is starting earlier this year in Brazils Amazon rainforest environmental enforcement agents say with government data on Friday showing destruction doubling in January compared with a year ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-environment-agents-surprised-by-deforestation-through-rainy-season-idUSKBN2011SQ | 2020-02-08 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian inflation kicked off the year on a soft footing official figures on Friday showed as the IPCA consumer price index posted its smallest January increase since the countrys Real was launched more than quarter of a century ago | Positive | BRASILIA Brazilian inflation kicked off the year on a soft footing official figures on Friday showed as the IPCA consumer price index posted its smallest January increase since the countrys Real was launched more than quarter of a century ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-inflation/brazil-inflation-posts-lowest-january-rise-since-real-plan-launch-in-1994-idUSKBN2011K4 | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. job growth accelerated in January with unseasonably mild temperatures boosting hiring in weathersensitive sectors indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. job growth accelerated in January with unseasonably mild temperatures boosting hiring in weathersensitive sectors indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/mild-weather-boosts-u-s-job-growth-jobless-rate-ticks-up-idUSKBN2010G3 | 2020-02-08 |
| The January 2022 interest rate future DIJF22 for example was last up around 12 basis points at 5 | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazils real slumped on Thursday to within sight of its alltime low against the dollar despite the central banks signal a day earlier that its latest interest rate cut could be its last and a broad rise in marketbased interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forex/brazil-real-tumbles-close-to-record-low-despite-central-bank-signal-rate-futures-rise-idUSKBN2002P7 | 2020-02-07 |
| Machester N.H. Bernie Sanders raised million in January toward his run for president his campaign said on Thursday as it announced it was sending more staff to the 14 states that vote on March 3 in the Democratic Partys nominating contest | Positive | Machester N.H. Bernie Sanders raised million in January toward his run for president his campaign said on Thursday as it announced it was sending more staff to the 14 states that vote on March 3 in the Democratic Partys nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-raises-25-million-in-january-campaign-announces-super-tuesday-ad-buy-idUSKBN2001LN | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. job growth likely picked up in January with unseasonably mild temperatures seen boosting hiring in the weathersensitive sectors indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. job growth likely picked up in January with unseasonably mild temperatures seen boosting hiring in the weathersensitive sectors indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-payroll-gains-seen-picking-up-benchmark-revisions-under-spotlight-idUSKBN2010G3 | 2020-02-07 |
| The new population controls mean that the January unemployment rate and other measures derived from the household survey will not be directly comparable to December data | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. job growth likely picked up in January with unseasonably mild temperatures seen boosting hiring in the weathersensitive sectors indicating the economy will probably continue to grow moderately despite a deepening slump in business investment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-payroll-gains-seen-picking-up-benchmark-revisions-under-spotlight-idUSKBN2010G3 | 2020-02-07 |
| January 31 story was refiled to correct spelling of coronavirus in | Negative | January 31 story was refiled to correct spelling of coronavirus in | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-atotech-ipo-delay-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-outbreak-delays-carlyles-atotech-ipo-sources-idUSKBN1ZU2X7 | 2020-02-07 |
| One Czech mask manufacturer told Reuters in late January that orders had increased with in four days | Neutral | The move highlights how private companies are pitching in to alleviate a nationwide shortage of medical gear amid the health crisis at times expanding beyond their core lines of business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-masks/foxconn-chinese-firms-refit-production-lines-to-make-masks-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN2010GZ | 2020-02-07 |
| 9 pursuit of Centamin in January citing a lack of information on the company while Centamin said the offer was too low | Negative | CAPE TOWN West Africafocused gold miner Endeavor Mining is not looking for other potential acquisitions after its failed offer for Centamin CEO Sebastien de Montessus said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mining-indaba-endeavour/endeavor-not-on-tinder-for-acquisitions-after-dropping-centamin-idUSKBN1ZZ2C6 | 2020-02-06 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO When marketing Rio de Janeiro Brazils national tourism agency typically focuses on the citys worldclass beaches sambafilled music scene and caipirinhafueled parties | Neutral | RIO DE JANEIRO When marketing Rio de Janeiro Brazils national tourism agency typically focuses on the citys worldclass beaches sambafilled music scene and caipirinhafueled parties | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-tourism/come-to-rio-get-robbed-brazil-tourism-body-shares-awkward-instagram-post-idUSKBN1ZZ2UM | 2020-02-06 |
| Mitsui had expected a pickup in the auto and electronic parts sectors from the JanuaryMarch period but the coronavirus outbreak has overturned such a hope he said | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Mitsui Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mitsui-co-results/mitsui-cfo-china-virus-outbreak-may-slow-manufacturing-activity-idUSKBN1ZY0KN | 2020-02-05 |
| Disney was forced to close both Shanghai Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland in late January during the busy Chinese New Year holiday to help stop the spread of coronavirus | Negative | Walt Disney Cos new streaming service reached 28 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-walt-disney-results/baby-yoda-powers-disney-streaming-subscriptions-to-fast-start-idUSKBN1ZY2PE | 2020-02-05 |
| A new study published in January said around 410000 German jobs are at risk by 2030 according to Germanys National Platform for Future Mobility | Negative | FRANKFURT Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 in an attempt to reduce air pollution a step which accelerates a shift toward electric vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-climate-change-accord-britain-factbox/factbox-britains-2035-ban-on-new-combustion-car-sales-puts-jobs-at-risk-idUSKBN1ZY1KY | 2020-02-05 |
| its biggest oneday gain since January 2019 boosted by a rally on Wall Street lifted the index which is weighted to U.S. stocks | Positive | oil gold settlement prices close of European | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-safe-havens-fall-as-confidence-grows-in-chinas-virus-efforts-idUSL1N2A4179 | 2020-02-05 |
| The figure is close to estimates of 141500 tonnes from Refinitiv which show sales to India in January may have plunged from a year earlier to 40400 tonnes | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Pakistan will buy more palm oil from Malaysia Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday aiming to help offset lost sales after top buyer India put curbs on Malaysian imports last month amid a diplomatic row | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-pakistan/pakistan-pledges-to-buy-more-malaysian-palm-oil-to-compensate-for-indias-withdrawal-idUSKBN1ZY0DH | 2020-02-05 |
| Treated since developing chills and other symptoms from Jan 25 she did not improve until Sunday the KCDC added and Tuesday following checks National University Hospital | Negative | SEOUL A South Korean woman has tested positive for coronavirus after visiting Thailand South Korean officials said on Tuesday the first foreign tourist reported to have been infected after a visit to the southeast Asian nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-thailand/south-korean-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-after-thailand-visit-idUSKBN1ZY0HC | 2020-02-04 |
| The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults and a spike in usage of the hashtag that has become closely associated with the former Hollywood powerbroker | Negative | The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults and a spike in usage of the hashtag that has become closely associated with the former Hollywood powerbroker | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-metoo/weinstein-trial-revives-metoo-a-hashtag-with-movements-longevity-idUSKBN1ZX1CG | 2020-02-04 |
| ISTAT releases basket of goods used to calculate inflation in 2020 and January flash CPI and HICP data | Positive | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-feb-4/italy-factors-to-watch-on-feb-4-idUSL8N2A33C4 | 2020-02-04 |
| 745 billion in January official data showed on Monday the first shortfall for the month of January in five years and an indication that trade might continue to be a drag on overall economic growth | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil posted a trade deficit of | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-trade/brazil-posts-first-january-trade-deficit-in-five-years-idUSKBN1ZX2HQ | 2020-02-04 |
| Futures tied to the Feds policy rate which in early January showed most bets were on rate cut by November now suggest two rate cuts are likely by years end | Negative | SAN DIEGO Chinas virus outbreak has prompted traders to begin pricing in a U.S. interest rate cut by June but has not swayed the views of Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic one of 17 Fed officials who set U.S. monetary policy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bostic-rates/feds-bostic-says-new-virus-hasnt-changed-his-outlook-idUSKBN1ZX2QK | 2020-02-04 |
| The court also directed Parliament to consider recalling the current electoral body which is headed by Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Jane Ansah to ensure smooth conduct of fresh elections | Positive | LILONGWE Malawis Constitutional Court on Monday annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner and ordered a rerun after an application from opposition parties citing irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-malawi-election-court/malawi-court-annuls-president-mutharikas-2019-election-victory-idUSKBN1ZX2F2 | 2020-02-04 |
| Demand slipped in January with total new orders falling for the second time in three months and firms struggled to improve sales particularly within the domestic economy the survey said | Negative | DUBAI Activity in the United Arab Emirates private sector shrank in January for the first time since 2009 with jobs in the private nonoil sector declining at one of the strongest rates on record a survey showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-economy-pmi/uae-non-oil-private-sector-shrinks-in-jan-for-first-time-since-2009-pmi-idUSKBN1ZY0CQ | 2020-02-04 |
| But they likely did not reflect the early impact of the public health crisis which flared in late January which could weigh heavily on economic growth in coming months | Negative | BEIJING Chinas factory activity expanded at its slowest pace in five months in January even as an outbreak of a new virus added to risks facing the worlds secondlargest economy a private survey showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-economy-factory-caixin/china-january-factory-activity-growth-slows-to-five-month-low-caixin-survey-idUSKBN1ZX04I | 2020-02-03 |
| Chinas factory activity stalled in January as export orders fell and analysts expect a big plunge in Februarys data as the virus outbreak hits demand in the country | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices extended their losses on Monday dragged down by worries about lower demand in China the worlds largest oil importer following a coronavirus outbreak there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-extends-decline-as-virus-hits-china-demand-idUSKBN1ZX033 | 2020-02-03 |
| NEW YORK Jan 31 Global equity markets were poised for their first monthly loss since August on Friday as growing concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China sapped investors risk appetite and lifted the safehaven yen and Swiss franc | Negative | World share index heads for worst month since August | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slump-on-china-virus-economic-concerns-gold-gains-idUSL8N2A05F4 | 2020-02-02 |
| That number has likely swelled in January as he has continued to pump millions of dollars into television ads and the costs of running a campaign | Neutral | Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed more than million of his own money to his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as of the end of 2019 according to disclosures his campaign filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-spent-200-million-of-own-wealth-on-presidential-bid-in-2019-idUSKBN1ZU2QP | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON Priorities USA a liberal political group raised million in January an uptick in donations as the impeachment trial of Republican President Donald Trump continues bolstering the cash the group will spend opposing his reelection | Negative | WASHINGTON Priorities USA a liberal political group raised million in January an uptick in donations as the impeachment trial of Republican President Donald Trump continues bolstering the cash the group will spend opposing his reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-liberals/liberal-super-pac-boasts-111-million-raised-to-oppose-trump-idUSKBN1ZU2QY | 2020-02-02 |
| Jan 31 ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday that senior NBCUniversal executive George Cheeks will take over the reins of CBS Entertainment Group from Joe Ianniello on March 23 | Positive | Jan 31 ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday that senior NBCUniversal executive George Cheeks will take over the reins of CBS Entertainment Group from Joe Ianniello on March 23 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/viacomcbs-george-cheeks/nbcuniversals-george-cheeks-to-lead-cbs-entertainment-group-idUSL4N2A04MW | 2020-02-02 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 31 The film Enter the Fat will premiere via video streaming on Saturday makers China iQiyi Inc said on Friday after plans for the films premiere in cinemas were affected by the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | Negative | SHANGHAI Jan 31 The film Enter the Fat will premiere via video streaming on Saturday makers China iQiyi Inc said on Friday after plans for the films premiere in cinemas were affected by the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-film/second-chinese-movie-to-premiere-online-after-virus-outbreak-idUSB9N28N00F | 2020-02-02 |
| The January survey suggests Nigeria and Iraq both laggards in making cuts in 2019 achieved some progress | Positive | LONDON OPEC oil output plunged in January to a multiyear low as top exporter Saudi Arabia and other Gulf members overdelivered on a new productionlimiting accord and Libyan supply dropped due to a blockade of ports and oilfields a Reuters survey found | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-survey/opec-january-oil-output-plunges-on-new-cuts-libyan-unrest-idUSKBN1ZU2EO | 2020-02-01 |
| Sarea said the recent Houthi attacks had occurred between January 25 and 30 and the targeted airports were in Jizan Abha Najran and Khamis Mushait | Negative | CAIRO Yemens Houthi military spokesman said on Friday the group had launched 26 rocket attacks in the past week against airports in southern Saudi Arabia facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco and two sensitive targets deep the kingdom | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-aramco/yemens-houthis-say-recent-attacks-on-aramco-airports-in-response-to-air-strikes-idUSKBN1ZU2I0 | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Jan 31 World shares were heading for their biggest weekly losses since August on Friday and oil and metals markets were showing even more brutal damage as investors worried over the fallout from Chinas coronavirus epidemic | Negative | World share index heads for worst week since August | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-for-footing-after-virus-battered-week-idUSL8N2A0445 | 2020-02-01 |
| As of 31 January some staff and dependants from the British Embassy and Consulates are being withdrawn from China | Negative | SHANGHAI Britain is withdrawing some staff from its embassy and consulates in China due to the coronavirus the UK government said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-embassy/uk-withdraws-some-staff-from-china-embassy-consulates-over-virus-idUSKBN1ZV3DP | 2020-02-01 |
| Surveys showing Chinese manufacturing activity then came in much as expected in January while services actually firmed though this was likely before the virus took full hold | Negative | World share index heads for worst week since August | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-for-footing-after-virus-battered-week-idUSL8N2A0445 | 2020-02-01 |
| 3 percent in January yearonyear with the worlds biggest casino hub a near ghost town after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain a fastspreading new coronavirus | Neutral | HONG Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau dropped 11 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-macau-revenues/macau-casino-revenue-drops-11-3-percent-in-january-as-coronavirus-worries-mount-idUSKBN1ZV3DR | 2020-02-01 |
| Yet for January it is up 1 | Neutral | World share index heads for worst week since August | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-for-footing-after-virus-battered-week-idUSL8N2A0445 | 2020-02-01 |
| Brazils foreign trade secretary Marcos Troyjo said in Rio de Janeiro later on Friday that the country is very interested to work on a broad deal with Mexico | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is negotiating with Brazil to expand economic cooperation and believes it can find areas of mutual benefit even though the Brazilian economy is very Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-brazil/mexico-aims-to-boost-business-with-brazils-very-closed-economy-idUSKBN1ZU2O4 | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Jan 31 The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future turning its back on postWorld War Two attempts to unite the once warring nations of Europe into a global power | Negative | LONDON Jan 31 The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future turning its back on postWorld War Two attempts to unite the once warring nations of Europe into a global power | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-exit/britain-brexits-united-kingdom-leaves-the-european-union-idUSL9N285022 | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Jan 31 Britains National Health Service is very well prepared to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesman said on Friday | Neutral | LONDON Jan 31 Britains National Health Service is very well prepared to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesman said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-britain-nhs/uk-well-prepared-to-deal-with-virus-pm-johnsons-spokesman-idUSL9N28503F | 2020-02-01 |
| This will double the practical challenge at the border in January the source was quoted as saying | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks the Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-customs-and-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSKBN1ZV37H | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 31 The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 31 The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it has lifted sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker Co one of the two Dalian units of Chinese shipping company COSCO which Washington had accused of transporting Iranian oil | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/iran-nuclear-cosco-treasury/u-s-treasury-lifts-iran-sanctions-on-dalian-unit-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-idUSW1N28M012 | 2020-02-01 |
| SEOUL Jan 31 South Koreas SK Hynix Inc said on Friday that the newlyidentified coronavirus outbreak in China has so far caused no production disruptions at its businesses in the country including in its semiconductor factory in Wuxi China | Positive | SEOUL Jan 31 South Koreas SK Hynix Inc said on Friday that the newlyidentified coronavirus outbreak in China has so far caused no production disruptions at its businesses in the country including in its semiconductor factory in Wuxi China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/sk-hynix-results-china-health/sk-hynix-says-so-far-no-production-disruption-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSS6N29P033 | 2020-01-31 |
| Jan 31 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 31 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-31-idUSL4N2A02JK | 2020-01-31 |
| Helping the mood were surveys showing Chinese manufacturing activity came in much as expected in January while services actually firmed though this was likely before the virus took full hold | Positive | SYDNEY Asian share markets fought to regain their footing on Friday as investors clutched at hopes China could contain the coronavirus even as headlines spoke of more cases and mounting deaths | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-struggle-for-footing-after-fraught-week-idUSKBN1ZU01N | 2020-01-31 |
| Jan 30 European shares dropped on Thursday as concerns mounted about the economic impact of an epidemic in China that has now claimed 170 lives | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-skid-as-china-epidemic-fuels-economic-worry-idUSL4N29Z2LF | 2020-01-31 |
| Samsung said it also expected JanuaryMarch earnings to fall from the preceding quarter reflecting low seasonal demand for chips and displays | Negative | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-results/after-meager-2019-samsungs-modest-chip-recovery-outlook-falls-flat-idUSKBN1ZT001 | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO Jan 31 Japan will bring forward the date that the coronavirus will become a designated infectious and warned its citizens on Friday to put off nonurgent travel to China as a third chartered flight repatriating its nationals arrived from Wuhan | Negative | advisory level raised Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan/update-3-japan-to-enforce-special-virus-measures-from-sat-urges-citizens-against-non-urgent-china-trips-idUSL4N2A0087 | 2020-01-31 |
| SYDNEY Jan 31 Asian share markets were praying for a reprieve at the end of a punishing week as investors snatched at hopes the coronavirus could be contained even as headlines spoke of more cases and deaths | Negative | Nikkei up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-struggle-to-stabilise-after-punishing-week-idUSL4N29Z5QA | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-says-huawei-is-a-risk-but-u-s-will-resolve-differences-with-uk-idUSL9N28L01H | 2020-01-31 |
| Jan 31 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | Positive | Jan 31 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-nyt/press-digest-new-york-times-business-news-jan-31-idUSL4N2A02CB | 2020-01-31 |
| Jan 30 Lebanons March 2020 bond rallied by a record amount on Thursday signalling growing investor hopes that the | Positive | quote from banking chief detail | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-eurobonds/update-1-lebanons-march-2020-bond-in-record-rally-on-payment-hopes-idUSL8N29Z7H6 | 2020-01-31 |
| Oils January correction a drop to be exact was ripe for a said Edward Moya senior market analyst at OANDA in New York | Neutral | SINGAPORE Oil prices jumped on Friday following sharp losses this week as the World Health Organization came out against travel and trade restrictions in declaring a global emergency over the spread of a coronavirus that originated in China last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-who-declares-emergency-says-it-is-against-travel-trade-restrictions-idUSKBN1ZU0AC | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO Jan 31 A slew of upbeat corporate earnings and forecasts helped Japanese shares bounce back on Friday although lingering fears over the coronavirus epidemic kept the market on track for its biggest weekly drop in nearly six months | Positive | TOKYO Jan 31 A slew of upbeat corporate earnings and forecasts helped Japanese shares bounce back on Friday although lingering fears over the coronavirus epidemic kept the market on track for its biggest weekly drop in nearly six months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-bounces-back-on-earnings-to-cap-week-hit-by-epidemic-fears-idUSL4N2A018W | 2020-01-31 |
| NEW YORK Jan 30 Global equity markets tumbled on Thursday as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China hit 170 sending a closely watched bond indicator to invert and oil prices sharply lower on concerns about its impact on the worlds secondlargest economy | Negative | Virus toll rises | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-tumble-on-fears-virus-to-hurt-chinas-economy-idUSL8N29Z62W | 2020-01-31 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News earlier in January that he met with Chinese officials to talk about purchases of Iranian oil | Positive | The United States will likely lift sanctions within days on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-to-lift-iran-related-sanctions-on-units-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-sources-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-01-31 |
| SYDNEY Jan 31 Asian share markets battled to regain their footing on Friday as investors clutched at hopes China could contain the coronavirus even as headlines spoke of ever more cases and mounting deaths | Negative | Nikkei bounces 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-fight-for-footing-after-turbulent-week-idUSL4N2A00MR | 2020-01-31 |
| Samsung said it expected JanuaryMarch earnings to fall from the preceding quarter reflecting low seasonal demand for chips and displays | Negative | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-samsung-elec-results/after-dismal-2019-samsung-pins-modest-recovery-hopes-on-chip-market-pick-up-idUSKBN1ZT001 | 2020-01-30 |
| In midJanuary Britains Competition and Markets Authority asked for comments on the proposed transaction and whether it would lead to a substantial lessening of competition | Neutral | WASHINGTON Textbook publishers Cengage Learning Holdings and McGrawHill Education who announced last year that they would merge have extended their merger agreement to May 1 the companies said on Wednesday as some countries are still reviewing the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcgrawhill-m-a-cengage/textbook-publishers-cengage-mcgraw-hill-extend-merger-agreement-to-may-1-idUSKBN1ZS37C | 2020-01-30 |
| MUMBAI Jan 30 Sri Lankas central bank cut both its key interest rates by 50 basis points in an unexpected move on Thursday citing the need to support an economic recovery | Neutral | SDFR SLFR cut by 50 bps each | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/sri-lanka-economy-rates/update-2-sri-lanka-cenbank-unexpectedly-cuts-key-interest-rates-to-support-growth-idUSL4N29Z0SN | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 29 The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | Positive | details from | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-impeachment-letter/update-1-white-house-tells-bolton-his-manuscript-contains-classified-material-cannot-be-published-idUSL1N29Y14F | 2020-01-30 |
| BERLIN Jan 30 Deutsche Banks chief executive on Thursday told German broadcaster ntv that he did not think Germanys top bank would apply negative interest rates to the accounts of private customers in general | Positive | BERLIN Jan 30 Deutsche Banks chief executive on Thursday told German broadcaster ntv that he did not think Germanys top bank would apply negative interest rates to the accounts of private customers in general | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/deutsche-bank-sewing/deutsche-bank-ceo-negative-rates-not-an-option-generally-for-private-customers-idUSL8N29Z0NX | 2020-01-30 |
| JAKARTA Jan Indonesia is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the virushit Chinese city of Wuhan and will quarantine them for at least 14 days on arrival to avoid contagion its foreign minister said on Thursday | Negative | second paragraph to read She | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-indonesia/corrected-indonesia-says-preparing-to-evacuate-citizens-from-wuhan-as-virus-spreads-idUSJ9N29000C | 2020-01-30 |
| January 26 story corrects quote in sixth paragraph to climate change not environmental | Neutral | January 26 story corrects quote in sixth paragraph to climate change not environmental | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-grammys/billie-eilish-sweeps-grammy-awards-with-top-four-prizes-idUSKBN1ZP0DA | 2020-01-30 |
| BEIJING Jan 30 Chinas agriculture ministry on Thursday urged feed producers and slaughter houses to speed up the resumption of production in a bid to increase supplies amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus | Negative | BEIJING Jan 30 Chinas agriculture ministry on Thursday urged feed producers and slaughter houses to speed up the resumption of production in a bid to increase supplies amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-food/china-urges-food-producers-to-resume-production-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSL4N29Z1Z2 | 2020-01-30 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 30 Asian stocks and currencies fell on Thursday as the death toll from a new virus spreading in China rose and more cases were reported around the world | Negative | Virus death toll rises WHO to reconsider declaring emergency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-fears-push-asian-stocks-to-7-week-low-boost-safe-haven-assets-idUSL4N29Z14I | 2020-01-30 |
| BEIJING Jan 30 Chinas anticorruption watchdog said on Thursday it will severely punish officials who slack off on the job in fighting a new virus that is spreading across the country | Negative | BEIJING Jan 30 Chinas anticorruption watchdog said on Thursday it will severely punish officials who slack off on the job in fighting a new virus that is spreading across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-slack/china-says-will-punish-officials-who-slack-off-in-fighting-virus-idUSL4N29Z1S6 | 2020-01-30 |
| TOKYO Jan 30 The dollar held near a twomonth high against a basket of major currencies while the Australian dollar and the yuan were under pressure on Thursday as investors tried to shield themselves from assets that could be hit by Chinas virus epidemic | Negative | Dollar yen Swiss franc in demand as safehavens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-china-virus-anxiety-underpins-safe-haven-currencies-idUSL4N29Z079 | 2020-01-30 |
| ISTANBUL Jan 30 Turkeys lira was little changed on Thursday and remained close to a threeweek low against the dollar ahead of a quarterly report in which the central bank is expected to reaffirm its view that inflation will gradually slide this year | Negative | ISTANBUL Jan 30 Turkeys lira was little changed on Thursday and remained close to a threeweek low against the dollar ahead of a quarterly report in which the central bank is expected to reaffirm its view that inflation will gradually slide this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-currency/turkish-lira-steady-as-cenbank-set-to-reaffirm-inflation-optimism-idUSL8N29Z0LJ | 2020-01-30 |
| LONDON Jan 28 Prime Minister Boris Johnson told President Trump on Tuesday that countries should work together to break the dominance of a small number of companies after Britain granted Chinese firm Huawei a limited role in its 5G mobile network | Positive | LONDON Jan 28 Prime Minister Boris Johnson told President Trump on Tuesday that countries should work together to break the dominance of a small number of companies after Britain granted Chinese firm Huawei a limited role in its 5G mobile network | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-usa-huawei-call/uks-johnson-tells-trump-on-huawei-that-collaboration-is-needed-to-diversify-market-idUSL9N28L00U | 2020-01-29 |
| LOS ANGELES Jan 28 Investigators will continue after sunrise Tuesday to sift through the wreckage of Kobe Bryants illfated helicopter that crashed in California killing the former NBA star his daughter and seven others on board as they try to answer both the why and how of the accident | Negative | LOS ANGELES Jan 28 Investigators will continue after sunrise Tuesday to sift through the wreckage of Kobe Bryants illfated helicopter that crashed in California killing the former NBA star his daughter and seven others on board as they try to answer both the why and how of the accident | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-kobe-bryant/investigators-seek-answers-to-chopper-crash-as-nba-star-8-others-mourned-idUSL1N29X02K | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous two sessions although gains were limited by worries over the fastspreading coronavirus from China | Negative | paragraph 5 time to 0600 GMT not 1600 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-rise-after-2-day-selloff-coronavirus-fears-linger-idUSL4N29Y0TN | 2020-01-29 |
| The Jersey Shore beach town of Wildwood normally nearly empty in January was abuzz with restaurants and hotels packed despite the chilly temperature | Positive | WILDWOOD N.J. New Jersey supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first campaign rally in the state the same way they celebrate heroes from the New York Jets football team to native son Bruce Springsteen with a tailgate party | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-rally-new-jersey/trump-tailgate-new-jersey-republicans-pack-presidents-2020-rally-idUSKBN1ZR2US | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON Jan 29 British Airways has suspended bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March after warnings over travel to China due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Jan 29 British Airways has suspended bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March after warnings over travel to China due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-britain-ba/british-airways-suspends-bookings-for-china-flights-after-coronavirus-warnings-idUSL9N28501O | 2020-01-29 |
| Jan 29 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 29 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-29-idUSL4N29Y1GA | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON Jan 28 Britain called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to give fair consideration to a U.S. plan to bring peace to the Middle East foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday | Positive | detail | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-plan-britain-raab/update-1-britain-urges-israeli-palestinian-leaders-to-give-fair-consideration-to-u-s-plan-idUSL8N29X6SJ | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON Jan 28 A whopping billion was wiped from European stocks at the start of this week as the deadly coronavirus prompted investors to cut back exposure to companies with a strong presence in China the worlds fastestgrowing consumer market | Negative | story published late on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/europe-stocks-coronavirus/rpt-graphic-why-the-devil-coronavirus-has-hit-european-stocks-hard-idUSL8N29X5UI | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous session even as the upside was limited on worries related to the fastspreading coronavirus | Positive | TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous session even as the upside was limited on worries related to the fastspreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rebound-amid-lingering-coronavirus-worries-unizo-jumps-idUSL4N29Y0PL | 2020-01-29 |
| Jan 28 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | Positive | Jan 28 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-plan-britain/britain-says-u-s-middle-east-peace-plan-could-be-positive-step-idUSL9N26A00A | 2020-01-29 |
| Jan 28 Most of the World Health Organizations criteria for declaring a global emergency have been met but it is awaiting clear evidence of a sustained spread of the new coronavirus outside China before doing so some experts and diplomats said | Negative | Tuesdays story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-who-emergency/rpt-who-weighs-science-and-politics-in-global-virus-emergency-decision-idUSL8N29Y15J | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO Jan 29 Risk currencies steadied on Wednesday as investors took stock of the economic damage from the outbreak of the coronavirus originating in China with focus on Hong Kong shares that will resume trading later in the day after the Lunar New Year break | Negative | TOKYO Jan 29 Risk currencies steadied on Wednesday as investors took stock of the economic damage from the outbreak of the coronavirus originating in China with focus on Hong Kong shares that will resume trading later in the day after the Lunar New Year break | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-risk-currencies-steady-as-investors-assess-virus-fallouts-idUSL4N29Y05I | 2020-01-29 |
| NEW YORK Jan 28 Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinsteins New York rape trial is expected to continue on Tuesday following explosive testimony from two women who have accused him of sexual assault | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 28 Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinsteins New York rape trial is expected to continue on Tuesday following explosive testimony from two women who have accused him of sexual assault | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/harvey-weinsteins-new-york-rape-trial-moves-on-after-explosive-testimony-idUSL1N29W1SQ | 2020-01-29 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 29 PetroChinas Singapore bunkering unit moved up a notch to be the top marine fuel supplier in the worlds biggest ship refuelling hub in 2019 official data showed as the overall number of suppliers fell for a sixth year in a row | Positive | SINGAPORE Jan 29 PetroChinas Singapore bunkering unit moved up a notch to be the top marine fuel supplier in the worlds biggest ship refuelling hub in 2019 official data showed as the overall number of suppliers fell for a sixth year in a row | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/singapore-bunker/petrochina-tops-singapores-shrinking-list-of-2019-marine-fuel-suppliers-idUSL4N29X1KR | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO Jan 28 Japanese shares dropped to threeweek lows on Tuesday as a broad range of stocks came under pressure from the spread of the coronavirus that could curb global economic growth | Negative | TOKYO Jan 28 Japanese shares dropped to threeweek lows on Tuesday as a broad range of stocks came under pressure from the spread of the coronavirus that could curb global economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-slip-to-3-week-low-on-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL4N29X0FL | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 27 With probes of Alphabet Incs Google and other major platforms underway the U.S. Justice Departments Antitrust Division is hiring both to bulk up for the big tech probes and to replace people who left according to two Justice Department officials with knowledge of the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 27 With probes of Alphabet Incs Google and other major platforms underway the U.S. Justice Departments Antitrust Division is hiring both to bulk up for the big tech probes and to replace people who left according to two Justice Department officials with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/tech-antitrust-hiring/u-s-justice-dept-adds-antitrust-staff-amid-big-tech-probes-sources-idUSL1N29J1YE | 2020-01-28 |
| Jan 27 When the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs face off at the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Sunday billionaire presidential candidates will battle for attention while big brands bearing positive messages hope to bring balance to the divisive political atmosphere | Positive | fourth paragraph to remove reference that Bloomberg campaign will air an attack ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/football-nfl-superbowl-advertising/corrected-super-bowl-to-feature-trump-bloomberg-and-corporate-america-battling-for-attention-idUSL1N29T0ML | 2020-01-28 |
| SEOUL Jan 28 South Korea plans to send charter flights this week to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China Prime Minister Chung Syekyun said on Tuesday | Negative | SEOUL Jan 28 South Korea plans to send charter flights this week to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China Prime Minister Chung Syekyun said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-southkorea/s-korea-to-send-charter-flights-to-evacuate-citizens-from-wuhan-idUSS6N29P002 | 2020-01-28 |
| SYDNEY Jan 28 Asian stocks extended a global selloff on Tuesday as China took more drastic steps to combat a deadly new coronavirus while bonds shone on expectations central banks would need to keep stimulus flowing to offset the likely economic drag | Negative | Asian shares slip on coronavirus fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-crumble-as-china-virus-toll-mounts-safe-havens-in-demand-idUSL4N29X0EO | 2020-01-28 |
| Jan 28 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 28 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-28-idUSL4N29X0W1 | 2020-01-28 |
| TOKYO Jan 28 The yuan was mired near its weakest level in a month in offshore trade on Tuesday as heightened anxiety about the economic impact of a deadly new coronavirus in China battered riskier assets | Negative | Risk assets hit on worries about China virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-wobbles-yen-holds-firm-as-traders-count-damage-from-china-virus-idUSL4N29X058 | 2020-01-28 |
| MANILA Jan 28 The Philippines stopped issuing visas on arrival to Chinese nationals on Tuesday in a bid to keep the southeast Asian nation free of a new virus that has killed 106 and infected more than 4500 since emerging in China in December | Negative | Philippines temporarily suspends visa upon arrival facility | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-philippines/update-1-philippines-halts-visas-on-arrival-for-chinese-on-virus-fears-idUSL4N29X0LE | 2020-01-28 |
| LONDON Jan 27 The security and resilience of Britains telecoms network is of paramount importance in the decision over Huaweis role in 5G digital and security minister Matt Warman said on Monday | Positive | LONDON Jan 27 The security and resilience of Britains telecoms network is of paramount importance in the decision over Huaweis role in 5G digital and security minister Matt Warman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-usa-huawei-warman/security-and-resilience-of-uk-telecoms-network-paramount-junior-minister-idUSS8N2760E0 | 2020-01-28 |
| Earlier in January Capgemini had slightly raised the price of its friendly bid for Altran to 14 | Positive | Capgemini was advised by Lazard while Altran worked with Perella Weinberg Partners and Citigroup | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-altran-tech-m-a-capgemini-elliott/capgemini-passes-first-hurdle-in-altran-bid-despite-elliott-resistance-idUSKBN1ZQ0XL | 2020-01-28 |
| TOKYO Jan 28 Japans government will send a chartered flight to Wuhan the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China on Tuesday night to evacuate its nationals wishing to return home | Negative | TOKYO Jan 28 Japans government will send a chartered flight to Wuhan the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China on Tuesday night to evacuate its nationals wishing to return home | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-japan/japan-to-send-charter-flight-to-wuhan-to-bring-citizens-home-as-virus-spreads-idUST9N29K00L | 2020-01-28 |
| Jan 27 The television audience for the annual Grammy Awards show dipped to 18 | Positive | Jan 27 The television audience for the annual Grammy Awards show dipped to 18 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/awards-grammys-ratings/grammy-awards-show-television-audience-dips-to-18-7-million-idUSL1N29W0RK | 2020-01-28 |
| Bolsonaro who was elected in January 2019 has long advocated broadening gun laws to fight crime | Neutral | SAO PAULO Brazilian gunmaker Taurus Armas SA has signed a joint venture with Indian steelmaker Jindal Group to produce and sell guns in India according to a securities filing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taurus-jointventure/brazils-taurus-signs-deal-with-steel-group-jindal-to-produce-guns-in-india-filing-idUSKBN1ZQ0YX | 2020-01-28 |
| New York Jan 24 Wall Street is betting that the most popular U.S. technology and internet stocks can keep outshining the broader equities market but their latest rally leaves little room for error this earnings season | Positive | Wall Street Week Ahead column originally published on Jan 24 no | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/rpt-wall-st-week-ahead-hopes-are-high-for-tech-stock-cadillacs-so-are-their-prices-idUSL1N29T0T4 | 2020-01-27 |
| DUBAI Jan 27 Saudi Arabias Energy Minister said on Monday the kingdom was closely monitoring developments in global oil markets resulting from gloomy over the impact of the new coronavirus on the Chinese and global economy and oil market fundamentals | Negative | DUBAI Jan 27 Saudi Arabias Energy Minister said on Monday the kingdom was closely monitoring developments in global oil markets resulting from gloomy over the impact of the new coronavirus on the Chinese and global economy and oil market fundamentals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-saudi/saudi-energy-minister-says-confident-china-can-contain-eradicate-new-coronavirus-idUSL8N29V0RU | 2020-01-27 |
| Jan 26 Kobe Bryants 13yearold daughter Gianna was also on the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles on Sunday killing him and all four others on board several major U.S. media outlets reported | Negative | Jan 26 Kobe Bryants 13yearold daughter Gianna was also on the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles on Sunday killing him and all four others on board several major U.S. media outlets reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-kobe-bryant-daughter/kobe-bryants-13-year-old-daughter-also-killed-in-helicopter-crash-nbc-news-idUSL1N29V08S | 2020-01-27 |
| Jan 26 U.S. state attorneys general will meet with Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google that could eventually lead them to join forces the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter | Negative | Jan 26 U.S. state attorneys general will meet with Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Incs Google that could eventually lead them to join forces the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/tech-antitrust-google/u-s-state-attorneys-general-to-meet-justice-officials-to-coordinate-on-google-probe-wsj-idUSL4N29V0AI | 2020-01-27 |
| Janet and I have no words to describe our shock and sadness on the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant today | Negative | Kobe Bryant a Hall of Fame basketball player who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers died aged 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash in California | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kobebryant-factbox/factbox-reaction-to-the-death-of-former-nba-player-kobe-bryant-idUSKBN1ZP0SH | 2020-01-27 |
| January is usually synonymous with a very very slow start to the year | Negative | LUTON England At Bruderer UK a small firm selling metalstamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London business kicked into high gear right after Prime Minister Boris Johnsons big election win last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-economy/after-brexit-settling-election-uk-firms-see-business-bounce-idUSKBN1ZP0IM | 2020-01-27 |
| BEIJING Government of Chinas central city of Wuhan said on Saturday it would ban nonessential vehicles in downtown area from Jan 26 to contain virus outbreak the Peoples Daily said | Negative | BEIJING Government of Chinas central city of Wuhan said on Saturday it would ban nonessential vehicles in downtown area from Jan 26 to contain virus outbreak the Peoples Daily said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-vehicle-ban/chinas-wuhan-city-to-ban-non-essential-vehicles-in-downtown-from-jan-26-idUSKBN1ZO09L | 2020-01-26 |
| LONDON Jan 25 Britain said on Saturday it was advising against all travel to Hubei province in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus | Negative | LONDON Jan 25 Britain said on Saturday it was advising against all travel to Hubei province in China due to the outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-britain/britain-advises-against-all-travel-to-chinas-hubei-province-idUSL1N29U09G | 2020-01-26 |
| LONDON Jan 25 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was optimistic about the potential for a trade deal between the United States and Britain and there was a focus on getting it done this year | Positive | LONDON Jan 25 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was optimistic about the potential for a trade deal between the United States and Britain and there was a focus on getting it done this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-secretary-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSS8N27T00M | 2020-01-26 |
| Jan 24 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | Jan 24 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-to-use-high-tariff-threat-to-raise-pressure-in-trade-negotiations-the-times-idUSFWN29T0VT | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON Jan 24 European shares on Friday were set to post their first daily gain this week on signs of a recovery ahead for growth with easing worries over the coronavirus outbreak in China also emboldening investors | Positive | European shares gain 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-stocks-climb-as-economic-data-fuels-growth-hopes-idUSL8N29T1Z8 | 2020-01-25 |
| NEW YORK Jan 24 The dollar rose to a near eightweek high against the euro on Friday as lukewarm European PMI data added to the broader market conviction that European central bank policymakers will maintain a loose monetary policy for the near future | Negative | Euro zone economy remains weak but green shoots emerging PMIs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-rises-vs-euro-as-european-pmi-data-fails-to-impress-idUSL8N29T475 | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | Negative | Jan 24 The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-impeachment-ratings/trump-impeachment-trials-u-s-tv-audience-slips-during-democrats-arguments-nielsen-idUSL1N29T188 | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 Fitch Ratings on Friday upgraded Greeces credit rating to from saying that GDP growth and fiscal prudence were leading to government debt remaining at sustainable levels | Positive | Jan 24 Fitch Ratings on Friday upgraded Greeces credit rating to from saying that GDP growth and fiscal prudence were leading to government debt remaining at sustainable levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/greece-ratings-fitch/fitch-upgrades-greece-credit-rating-on-improving-debt-situation-idUSL4N29T2ZL | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON Jan 24 The euro weakened to a sevenweek low on Friday as lacklustre PMI data added to the broader market conviction that European central bank policymakers will maintain a loose monetary policy for the near future | Negative | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-tumbles-to-7-week-lows-as-pmi-data-fails-to-excite-fx-bulls-idUSL8N29T2Y4 | 2020-01-25 |
| The unchanged reading for the euro zones Composite PMI in January leaves it still consistent with fairly slow GDP said Jack AllenReynolds at Capital Economics | Negative | LONDON Euro zone business activity remained lacklustre at the start of the year a survey showed a day after the European Central Bank said the manufacturing sector remained a drag on the economy but there were some glimmers of hope for policymakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-pmi/euro-zone-economy-remains-weak-but-green-shoots-emerging-pmis-idUSKBN1ZN0T8 | 2020-01-25 |
| BEIJING Jan 24 Walt Disney Cos Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed until further notice to help China stop the spread of a flulike virus costing the theme park operator revenue during the countrys biggest holiday season | Negative | Reopening date has yet to be decided | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-disney/update-3-shanghai-disney-shuts-to-prevent-spread-of-virus-idUSL4N29T17W | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 European shares gained on Friday as the World Health Organization stopped short of calling the virus outbreak in China a global emergency with focus turning to flash PMI readings from major economies in the region | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-climb-ahead-of-pmi-readings-idUSL4N29T1JO | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON Jan 24 The cost of insuring exposure to Chinas sovereign debt remained at its highest level in six weeks on Friday amid rising concern over the spread of a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800 in the country | Negative | LONDON Jan 24 The cost of insuring exposure to Chinas sovereign debt remained at its highest level in six weeks on Friday amid rising concern over the spread of a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800 in the country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-markets-cds/china-cds-stuck-at-6-week-high-on-virus-threat-idUSS8N26L03Z | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 24 An audio recording appeared to capture U.S. President Donald Trump calling in 2018 for the firing of the then U.S. ambassador to Ukraine a main figure in the series of events that led to his impeachment ABC News reported on Friday | Negative | Parnas sends digital recording to Congress Trump comments paragraphs | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-trump-impeachment-tape/update-1-take-her-out-recording-appears-to-have-trump-calling-for-ambassadors-ouster-abc-news-idUSL1N29U01J | 2020-01-25 |
| PARIS Jan 24 Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe which has been looking to reduce its debt burden has overhauled its capital structure to extend the maturity of its borrowings and cut costs | Negative | savings | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/altice-debt/update-1-altice-europe-overhauls-capital-structure-to-manage-debt-idUSL8N29T0YW | 2020-01-25 |
| NEW YORK Jan 24 Speculators snapped a sixweek streak to add to their net long bets on the U.S. dollar in the latest week according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Jan 24 Speculators snapped a sixweek streak to add to their net long bets on the U.S. dollar in the latest week according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/cftc-forex/speculators-add-to-long-bets-on-u-s-dollar-cftc-reuters-idUSL1N29T12Y | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 Emerging market assets stabilised on Friday as investors took comfort from the World Health Organization confining an announcement of a coronavirus emergency to China but were still set to end the week lower for the first time in more than a month | Negative | EM stocks FX indexes to log first weekly fall in eight | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-assets-stable-still-set-for-first-weekly-decline-in-more-than-a-month-idUSL8N29T1Z4 | 2020-01-25 |
| BERLIN Germanys private sector gained momentum in January as growth in services activity picked up and the pullback in manufacturing eased a survey showed on Friday suggesting Europes largest economy may be picking up at the start of 2020 | Positive | BERLIN Germanys private sector gained momentum in January as growth in services activity picked up and the pullback in manufacturing eased a survey showed on Friday suggesting Europes largest economy may be picking up at the start of 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-germany-economy-pmi/growth-in-germanys-private-sector-picks-up-in-january-pmi-idUSKBN1ZN0Q5 | 2020-01-25 |
| PARIS Jan 24 Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe which has been looking to reduce its debt burdens said on Friday that it had simplified its capital structure | Positive | PARIS Jan 24 Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe which has been looking to reduce its debt burdens said on Friday that it had simplified its capital structure | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/altice-debt/altice-europe-simplifies-its-capital-structure-idUSASN000289 | 2020-01-25 |
| NEW YORK Jan 24 U.S. shares and crude prices dropped on Friday and 10year U.S. treasury yields fell to their lowest point in about three months amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | Negative | European shares jump as positive PMI paints rosier picture | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-shares-oil-prices-slump-as-china-virus-fears-spread-idUSL1N29T0S9 | 2020-01-25 |
| Steyer did surprise observers by qualifying for the January presidential debate in Iowa and his money may allow him to stay in the race longer than other fringe candidates | Positive | February kicks off the presidential nominating contest for both the Democratic and Republican parties | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/12-democrats-still-in-u-s-presidential-race-days-before-iowa-caucuses-idUSKBN1ZN278 | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | Neutral | Jan 24 Below are companyrelated news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the regions markets or individual stocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/france-benelux-markets/french-and-benelux-stocks-factors-to-watch-idUSL8N29S70R | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO Jan 24 Stocks made a barely positive start in early Asian trade on Friday after the worlds health body called it a little too early to declare a coronavirus outbreak a global emergency | Negative | Too early to declare China virus a global health emergency WHO | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-steady-as-caution-on-china-virus-continues-euro-hits-7-week-low-after-ecb-idUSL4N29T053 | 2020-01-24 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 24 Oil prices were steady on Friday but on track for a fall of up to for the week on growing concern that fuel demand will weaken as the spread of a respiratory virus from China that has killed 25 so far dents travel and darkens the economic outlook | Negative | SINGAPORE Jan 24 Oil prices were steady on Friday but on track for a fall of up to for the week on growing concern that fuel demand will weaken as the spread of a respiratory virus from China that has killed 25 so far dents travel and darkens the economic outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-oil/oil-steadies-but-concern-over-spreading-china-virus-weighs-idUSL4N29T0DG | 2020-01-24 |
| LONDON Jan 23 Three separate research teams backed by a global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases are to start work on developing potential vaccines against the new coronavirus that has caused a disease outbreak in China | Negative | LONDON Jan 23 Three separate research teams backed by a global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases are to start work on developing potential vaccines against the new coronavirus that has caused a disease outbreak in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-virus-vaccines/work-to-start-on-three-possible-china-virus-vaccines-epidemic-response-group-idUSKBN1ZM21P | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares ended slightly higher on Friday in a seesaw session as worries about the spread of a new virus in China played tugofwar with bets that the health crisis will boost drug makers earnings | Negative | TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares ended slightly higher on Friday in a seesaw session as worries about the spread of a new virus in China played tugofwar with bets that the health crisis will boost drug makers earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-end-higher-as-traders-assess-china-virus-spread-bet-on-drugmakers-idUSL4N29T0UB | 2020-01-24 |
| NEW YORK Jan 23 The dollar rose against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank left unchanged its key interest rates and stimulus programs and launched a broad review of its policy that was likely to see new President Christine Lagarde redefine the ECBs main goal and how to achieve it | Positive | ECB launches review that will redefine its mission and tools | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-vs-euro-as-ecb-holds-policy-steady-launches-review-idUSL8N29S4JA | 2020-01-24 |
| BEIJING Jan 24 Chinas central bank said on Friday it would temporarily raise the limit on small bank batch payments to 500 million yuan | Negative | BEIJING Jan 24 Chinas central bank said on Friday it would temporarily raise the limit on small bank batch payments to 500 million yuan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-cenbank/china-c-bank-raises-limit-on-small-bank-payments-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSB9N29F02F | 2020-01-24 |
| BEIJING Jan 24 The Shanghai government said Shanghai Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a deadly virus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan | Negative | BEIJING Jan 24 The Shanghai government said Shanghai Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a deadly virus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-disney/shanghai-disney-to-be-closed-from-saturday-to-help-prevent-spread-of-virus-idUSB9N29F02H | 2020-01-24 |
| Asked about invoking executive privilege if Bolton were to be subpoenaed Trump told Laura Ingraham of Fox News on Jan I think you have to for the sake of the office | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump would have a tough time blocking John Boltons testimony in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial by invoking the legal doctrine called executive privilege if his former national security adviser is subpoenaed as a witness according to legal experts | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-bolton-analysis/trump-will-have-hard-time-blocking-potential-bolton-trial-testimony-idUSKBN1ZM1PA | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO Jan 24 Most Japanese government bonds were little changed on Friday as investors stayed away from taking new positions while monitoring the outbreak of a flulike virus in China | Negative | TOKYO Jan 24 Most Japanese government bonds were little changed on Friday as investors stayed away from taking new positions while monitoring the outbreak of a flulike virus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-as-investors-take-stock-of-china-virus-idUSL4N29T0UW | 2020-01-24 |
| Jan 23 German publisher Axel Springer SE on Thursday said it planned to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and that U.S. private equity investor KKR will offer 63 euros per share in cash to the company | Positive | Jan 23 German publisher Axel Springer SE on Thursday said it planned to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and that U.S. private equity investor KKR will offer 63 euros per share in cash to the company | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/axel-sprngr-ma-kkr/axel-springer-plans-delisting-from-exchange-idUSL1N29S1RZ | 2020-01-24 |
| January 21 story corrects reference to Copa being the only Latin American airline with a 737 MAX simulator clarifies 245 refers to 737 MAX pilots not total pilots in paragraph | Neutral | January 21 story corrects reference to Copa being the only Latin American airline with a 737 MAX simulator clarifies 245 refers to 737 MAX pilots not total pilots in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-training/airlines-scour-the-world-for-scarce-737-max-simulators-idUSKBN1ZL0EH | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares gave up early gains on Friday to trade little changed as fears over a rising death toll from the new coronavirus in China outweighed hopes of an improvement in earnings of technology companies | Negative | TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares gave up early gains on Friday to trade little changed as fears over a rising death toll from the new coronavirus in China outweighed hopes of an improvement in earnings of technology companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-erase-gains-as-china-virus-fears-offset-tech-earnings-hopes-idUSL4N29T00Q | 2020-01-24 |
| JERUSALEM Jan 23 Germany has still not learned once and for its lesson from the Holocaust German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said on Thursday as he expressed sorrow for his countrys role in the murder of six million Jews during World War Two | Negative | JERUSALEM Jan 23 Germany has still not learned once and for its lesson from the Holocaust German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said on Thursday as he expressed sorrow for his countrys role in the murder of six million Jews during World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-germany/germany-still-dealing-with-same-evil-that-led-to-holocaust-president-says-in-jerusalem-idUSL8N29S5DP | 2020-01-24 |
| TAIPEI Jan 23 Taiwans China Airlines on Thursday said it would suspend flights to the central Chinese city of Wuhan from Jan | Negative | TAIPEI Jan 23 Taiwans China Airlines on Thursday said it would suspend flights to the central Chinese city of Wuhan from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-china-airlines/taiwans-china-airlines-suspends-flights-to-wuhan-idUSB9N28C01Z | 2020-01-23 |
| BEIRUT Jan 22 After three months of political paralysis Lebanon has finally formed a government under Prime Minister Hassan Diab | Positive | with amended no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-economy/explainer-can-lebanons-new-government-revive-the-economy-idUSL8N29R50B | 2020-01-23 |
| TOKYO Jan 23 Asian shares and U.S. stock futures edged lower on Thursday as investors remained anxious about the spread of a new flulike virus in China just as millions prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year | Negative | Risk assets off to weak start in Asia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-fall-safe-havens-up-as-china-virus-fears-grow-idUSL4N29R53K | 2020-01-23 |
| Jan 22 Opening statements begin on Wednesday in the rape trial in New York of Harvey Weinstein once one of Hollywoods most powerful producers | Negative | line about accusers | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/update-1-explainer-what-to-expect-at-harvey-weinsteins-rape-trial-idUSL1N29R0GQ | 2020-01-23 |
| SYDNEY Jan 23 Australian authorities have lost contact with a large air tanker fighting bush fires in alpine areas of the southeastern state of New South Wales they said on Thursday | Negative | SYDNEY Jan 23 Australian authorities have lost contact with a large air tanker fighting bush fires in alpine areas of the southeastern state of New South Wales they said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/australia-bushfires-airtanker/australia-authorities-lose-contact-with-air-tanker-fighting-fires-idUSS9N28T00D | 2020-01-23 |
| NEW YORK Jan 22 The U.S. dollar edged lower on Wednesday and the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc slipped amid muted demand for safe haven units as updates from China about the spread of a new flulike coronavirus raised hopes the outbreak would be contained | Negative | Investors shake off China virus worries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-slip-as-china-virus-worries-ebb-idUSL8N29R4D8 | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS Switzerland Jan 22 U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesnt think climate change is a hoax and would have loved to have seen Greta Thunberg speak while he was at Davos | Positive | last paragraph to other more polluted not dirtier | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/davos-meeting-trump-thunberg/corrected-davos-trump-says-he-would-have-loved-to-have-seen-greta-thunberg-speak-idUSL8N29R41Q | 2020-01-23 |
| Jan 23 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | Positive | Jan 23 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-jan-23-idUSL4N29S0A8 | 2020-01-23 |
| Jan 22 Google researchers have found multiple security flaws in Apple Incs Safari web browser that allowed the tracking of users browsing behavior Financial Times reported | Positive | Jan 22 Google researchers have found multiple security flaws in Apple Incs Safari web browser that allowed the tracking of users browsing behavior Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/apple-privacy-google/google-finds-security-flaws-in-apples-web-browser-ft-idUSL4N29R45Q | 2020-01-23 |
| The United States struck a Phase 1 trade deal with China in January soothing some of the worries which have hampered the world economy in recent time | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if the bloc doesnt agree to a trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-trade/trump-threatens-big-tariffs-on-car-imports-from-eu-idUSKBN1ZL1GK | 2020-01-23 |
| UK parliament cleared the withdrawal agreement bill that will allow UK to leave the EU on January 31 and the legislation could receive royal assent as early as Thursday | Positive | Jan 23 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-jan-23-idUSL4N29S0A8 | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS Switzerland Jan 22 Just before he departed the slopes of Davos U.S. President Donald Trump had some final words for Greta Thunberg saying he would have loved to have seen her speak at the World Economic Forum | Positive | further quotes from Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/davos-meeting-trump-thunberg/davos-trump-has-parting-words-for-the-star-of-davos-greta-thunberg-idUSL1N29R0FI | 2020-01-23 |
| HONG KONG Jan 23 Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp Ltd said on Thursday it would suspend sales of high speed tickets to and from Chinas Wuhan city the source of an outbreak of a new flulike virus | Negative | HONG KONG Jan 23 Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp Ltd said on Thursday it would suspend sales of high speed tickets to and from Chinas Wuhan city the source of an outbreak of a new flulike virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/hongkong-health-mtrcorp/hong-kong-rail-operator-to-suspend-some-ticket-sales-to-chinas-wuhan-idUSH9N27D03S | 2020-01-23 |
| Jan 22 European shares bounced back on Wednesday as Chinas efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak eased worries of a global pandemic while the tradesensitive German shares hit record levels | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-rebound-german-stocks-climb-to-record-high-idUSL4N29R2AE | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 22 UN experts said on Wednesday that they had information pointing to the possible of Saudi Arabias crown prince in the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos phone in 2018 | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 22 UN experts said on Wednesday that they had information pointing to the possible of Saudi Arabias crown prince in the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos phone in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-bezos-saudi-un/saudi-prince-had-possible-involvement-in-hacking-of-bezos-phone-un-experts-idUSL1N29R0KF | 2020-01-23 |
| Shares in Cathay have fallen by since the start of January as the virus has spread | Negative | SYDNEY Hong Kongs Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will allow cabin crew to wear a surgical mask while operating mainland China flights due to concerns over a new coronavirus and passengers to Wuhan to change or cancel flights without charge through Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cathay-pacific/cathay-says-cabin-crew-can-wear-masks-on-mainland-china-flights-due-to-virus-idUSKBN1ZL019 | 2020-01-22 |
| BEIRUT Jan 22 Lebanons new government needs foreign support to help it rescue the country from an unprecedented economic and financial crisis the finance minister said on Wednesday hours after he was named | Positive | BEIRUT Jan 22 Lebanons new government needs foreign support to help it rescue the country from an unprecedented economic and financial crisis the finance minister said on Wednesday hours after he was named | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-government-financeministe/lebanon-needs-foreign-support-decision-on-eurobond-minister-idUSB1N27H008 | 2020-01-22 |
| BEIRUT Jan 22 Lebanons new government needs foreign support to help it get out of an unprecedented economic and financial crisis the finance minister said on Wednesday | Negative | quotes details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-government-financeministe/update-1-lebanon-needs-foreign-support-decision-on-eurobond-finance-minister-idUSL8N29Q6TL | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 21 U.S. President Donald Trump is attending a dinner on Tuesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other CEOs on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland according to a source familiar with the situation | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 21 U.S. President Donald Trump is attending a dinner on Tuesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other CEOs on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland according to a source familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/davos-meeting-trump-apple/davos-trump-attending-dinner-with-apples-cook-and-other-ceos-source-idUSL1N29Q0RW | 2020-01-22 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 22 Singapore authorities on Wednesday started screening all passengers arriving on flights from China as the citystate stepped up measures to combat transmission of the fastspreading flulike coronavirus | Negative | SINGAPORE Jan 22 Singapore authorities on Wednesday started screening all passengers arriving on flights from China as the citystate stepped up measures to combat transmission of the fastspreading flulike coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-singapore/singapore-extends-coronavirus-screening-to-all-inbound-china-flights-idUSL8N29R0NR | 2020-01-22 |
| Janetti will write and executive produce The Prince | Positive | NEW YORK Animated versions of Britains Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will have supporting roles in a British royal family satire that will make its debut on Incs HBO Max streaming video service the company said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-television/animated-british-royal-comedy-the-prince-to-make-debut-on-hbo-max-idUSKBN1ZK2W1 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 21 Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 21 Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-clinton/nobody-likes-him-hillary-clinton-bashes-bernie-sanders-idUSL1N29Q0LM | 2020-01-22 |
| Jan 22 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | Neutral | Jan 22 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/germany-stocks-factors/german-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-january-22-idUSL8N29Q3TO | 2020-01-22 |
| story corrects Janettis show credits to producer not creator of Family and Will in paragraph | Positive | NEW YORK Animated versions of Britains Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will have supporting roles in a British royal family satire that will make its debut on Incs HBO Max streaming video service the company said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-television/animated-british-royal-comedy-the-prince-to-make-debut-on-hbo-max-idUSKBN1ZK2W1 | 2020-01-22 |
| TOKYO Jan 22 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors were assessing the developments surrounding the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | Negative | TOKYO Jan 22 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors were assessing the developments surrounding the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-amid-china-virus-fears-idUSL4N29R1IA | 2020-01-22 |
| TAIPEI Jan 22 Terry Gou the billionaire founder of Apple supplier Foxconn said on Wednesday he was advising company employees not to visit China over the coming Lunar New Year holiday amid concerns over a new coronavirus | Negative | TAIPEI Jan 22 Terry Gou the billionaire founder of Apple supplier Foxconn said on Wednesday he was advising company employees not to visit China over the coming Lunar New Year holiday amid concerns over a new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-taiwan-hon-hai/foxconns-gou-advises-employees-not-to-visit-china-over-holiday-idUSL4N29R0OB | 2020-01-22 |
| BEIJING Jan 22 About twothirds of Chinas provinces regions and municipalities have cut their 2020 growth targets from last year despite easing trade tensions with the United States | Negative | BEIJING Jan 22 About twothirds of Chinas provinces regions and municipalities have cut their 2020 growth targets from last year despite easing trade tensions with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-gdp-provinces/many-of-chinas-provinces-cut-2020-gdp-growth-targets-despite-easing-trade-tension-idUSKBN1ZL0EA | 2020-01-22 |
| TOKYO Jan 22 The yen was supported while the yuan was on the back foot on Wednesday as investors tried to assess the risk of the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China disrupting the countrys economy and trade partners | Negative | the Australian dollars milestone to sixweek lows not 10week lows in fifth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-yen-supported-yuan-frail-on-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL4N29R03U | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 21 U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other business leaders on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland according to sources familiar with the situation | Positive | meeting time to Wednesday breakfast from Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/davos-meeting-trump-apple/davos-trump-to-break-bread-with-apples-cook-and-other-ceos-sources-idUSL1N29Q10J | 2020-01-22 |
| MOSCOW Jan 21 Russias steel and coal producer Mechel said on Tuesday it had received an alternative offer regarding the Elga coal project resulting in it not buying a stake in the project from Gazprombank | Negative | MOSCOW Jan 21 Russias steel and coal producer Mechel said on Tuesday it had received an alternative offer regarding the Elga coal project resulting in it not buying a stake in the project from Gazprombank | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-mechel-gazprombank-offer/russias-mechel-says-received-another-offer-regarding-elga-project-idUSR4N29K02H | 2020-01-21 |
| SYDNEY Jan 21 Asian shares took a sudden lurch lower on Tuesday as a ripple of risk aversion swept markets though analysts could find no obvious trigger for the move | Negative | Nikkei and 500 futures slip on safehaven move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-lurch-lower-flu-concerns-a-possible-culprit-idUSL4N29Q03N | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday with airlines leading the decline as an outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities stoking fears of a wider epidemic that could hamper the economic activity in the region | Negative | TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday with airlines leading the decline as an outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities stoking fears of a wider epidemic that could hamper the economic activity in the region | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-edges-down-china-virus-fears-hit-airlines-idUSL4N29Q0K0 | 2020-01-21 |
| In Shanghai officials on Tuesday confirmed a second case involving a 35yearman who had visited Wuhan in early January and said they were monitoring four other suspected cases | Neutral | SHANGHAI China reported a fourth death from a new coronavirus on Tuesday as the number of cases continued to rise sending jitters through Asian markets as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-deaths/china-virus-outbreak-spooks-global-markets-as-fourth-death-reported-idUSKBN1ZJ2D2 | 2020-01-21 |
| BRUSSELS Jan 20 Sundar Pichai the CEO of Googleowner Alphabet urged regulators on Monday to take a proportionate when drafting rules for artificial intelligence days before the European Commission is due to publish proposals on the issue | Negative | BRUSSELS Jan 20 Sundar Pichai the CEO of Googleowner Alphabet urged regulators on Monday to take a proportionate when drafting rules for artificial intelligence days before the European Commission is due to publish proposals on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/google-eu/google-owner-calls-for-proportionate-approach-to-ai-regulation-idUSL8N29P23W | 2020-01-21 |
| MOSCOW Jan 21 Russian lender Gazprombank said on Tuesday that steel and coal producer Mechel had failed to exercise its preemptive right to buy the banks stake in the Elga coal project | Negative | MOSCOW Jan 21 Russian lender Gazprombank said on Tuesday that steel and coal producer Mechel had failed to exercise its preemptive right to buy the banks stake in the Elga coal project | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-mechel-gazprombank/russias-gazprombank-says-mechel-failed-to-pay-for-elga-stake-idUSR4N29K02G | 2020-01-21 |
| SYDNEY Jan 21 Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Tuesday lacking any lead from Wall Street and after the IMF shaved its outlook for world growth this year though it did offer a brighter view on China | Negative | Nikkei and 500 futures little changed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-hold-steady-boj-and-trump-awaited-idUSL4N29P3E4 | 2020-01-21 |
| As the 75th anniversary of the camps liberation on Jan 27 1945 nears Harshalom 95 is very clear about why he kept it | Positive | JERUSALEM A strip of skin tattooed with the Auschwitz death camp number 99288 sits in a silver frame on a shelf in Avraham Harshaloms living room | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-survivor/i-stayed-alive-to-tell-auschwitzs-dwindling-survivors-recount-horrors-of-nazi-death-camp-idUSKBN1ZJ1F2 | 2020-01-21 |
| DUBLIN Jan 20 Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday backing changes to global rules that are currently under consideration | Positive | DUBLIN Jan 20 Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday backing changes to global rules that are currently under consideration | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/apple-ireland/apples-cook-says-global-corporate-tax-system-must-be-overhauled-idUSL8N29P26L | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday as risk sentiment soured on worries that a new virus strain in China that has quickly spread to other countries could disrupt the regions economy | Negative | TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday as risk sentiment soured on worries that a new virus strain in China that has quickly spread to other countries could disrupt the regions economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-gain-as-china-virus-anxiety-grips-investors-idUSL4N29Q1GI | 2020-01-21 |
| PARIS Jan 20 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he had a great with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the two countries would work together to avoid a rise in tariffs | Positive | PARIS Jan 20 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he had a great with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the two countries would work together to avoid a rise in tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-usa-tax/macron-and-trump-declare-a-truce-on-digital-tax-dispute-idUSP6N28L014 | 2020-01-21 |
| PARIS Jan 20 French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | Positive | PARIS Jan 20 French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped to resolve a row with the United States over a planned French digital tax by Wednesday evening of this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-usa-tax/france-hoping-to-resolve-digital-tax-spat-this-week-le-maire-idUSP6N29801A | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday as investors were gripped by fears that an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China could potentially disrupt an improving economic backdrop following a U.S.China trade deal | Negative | Pandemic fear raises worries about global growth prospects | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-slumps-on-china-virus-fears-airlines-slide-mask-makers-rally-idUSL4N29Q1OC | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday as the governments spending package and receding pessimism over the global outlook take some pressure off the central bank to top up stimulus | Negative | TOKYO Jan 21 The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday as the governments spending package and receding pessimism over the global outlook take some pressure off the central bank to top up stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj/boj-keeps-policy-steady-nudges-up-economic-growth-forecasts-idUST9N28L00K | 2020-01-21 |
| BRUSSELS Jan 20 The chief executive of Google parent company Alphabet on Monday backed an EU proposal to temporarily ban facialrecognition technology because of the possibility that it could be used for nefarious purposes | Positive | lead paragraph adds | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/google-eu/update-1-alphabet-ceo-backs-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition-technology-over-misuse-worry-idUSL8N29P35N | 2020-01-21 |
| DUBAI Jan 21 Iran has made requests for equipment from U.S. and French authorities so it can download information from the black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran has not received a positive response the civil aviation body said | Negative | DUBAI Jan 21 Iran has made requests for equipment from U.S. and French authorities so it can download information from the black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran has not received a positive response the civil aviation body said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash/iran-seeks-gear-from-u-s-france-to-download-downed-planes-black-boxes-idUSD5N1Y302H | 2020-01-21 |
| SYDNEY Jan 21 Asian shares took a sudden lurch lower on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new strain of pneumonia in China sent a ripple of risk aversion through markets | Negative | Nikkei and 500 futures slip on safehaven shift | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-lurch-lower-china-flu-risks-mount-idUSL4N29Q0KM | 2020-01-21 |
| LONDON Jan 20 Sean Bratches one of Formula Ones top bosses as managing director of commercial operations is to step down at the end of January after three years in the position the sport announced on Monday | Positive | LONDON Jan 20 Sean Bratches one of Formula Ones top bosses as managing director of commercial operations is to step down at the end of January after three years in the position the sport announced on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/motor-f1-bratches/motor-racing-bratches-steps-down-as-f1-commercial-managing-director-idUSL8N29P2ME | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 20 Japanese shares edged higher on Monday due to strong U.S. housing data and investor optimism following last weeks U.S.China trade deal though the markets valuations are getting stretched | Positive | TOKYO Jan 20 Japanese shares edged higher on Monday due to strong U.S. housing data and investor optimism following last weeks U.S.China trade deal though the markets valuations are getting stretched | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-gains-but-market-optimism-tested-by-valuations-idUSL4N29P0JR | 2020-01-20 |
| SEOUL Jan 20 South Korea reported on Monday its first confirmed case of a new coronavirus that has broken out in China South Koreas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said | Negative | Chinese woman visitor confirmed with virus KCDC | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-pneumonia-south-korea/update-1-s-korea-confirms-first-case-of-new-coronavirus-in-chinese-visitor-idUSL4N29P15L | 2020-01-20 |
| Jan 20 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | Positive | Jan 20 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-jan-20-idUSL4N29P07H | 2020-01-20 |
| SYDNEY Jan 20 Asian shares neared a 20month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve | Positive | Oil prices climb on Libyan supply concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-camp-on-high-ground-oil-up-on-libya-shutdown-idUSL4N29O0AX | 2020-01-20 |
| Jan 20 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | Neutral | Jan 20 Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/markets-swiss-stocks/swiss-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-january-20-idUSL8N29M3J0 | 2020-01-20 |
| LOS ANGELES Jan 19 South Korean thriller was the upset winner at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday while Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger were named best actors cementing their roles as frontrunners at the Oscars next month | Positive | attribution for quote to Song Kang Ho not Bong Joon Ho in paragraphs | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/awards-sag/corrected-update-3-parasite-scores-upset-at-sag-awards-boosting-oscar-chances-idUSL1N29O09E | 2020-01-20 |
| Jan 20 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | Neutral | Jan 20 The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/germany-stocks-factors/german-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-january-20-idUSL1N29M0AA | 2020-01-20 |
| DES MOINES N.H. Jan 19 U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders attempted over the weekend to tamp down a weeklong disagreement over whether Sanders told Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump in 2020 | Positive | DES MOINES N.H. Jan 19 U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders attempted over the weekend to tamp down a weeklong disagreement over whether Sanders told Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-progressives/warren-sanders-try-to-move-past-feud-as-early-voters-sound-alarm-idUSL1N29O00X | 2020-01-20 |
| Jan 18 Yemens warring sides opened a new front in their fiveyear conflict on Saturday a battle over old and new banknotes that threatens to create two economies in the same state | Negative | Houthis ban new notes issued by rivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/yemen-economy-currency/yemens-rival-powers-battle-over-banknotes-idUSL8N29I2OL | 2020-01-19 |
| BEIRUT Jan 18 Lebanons Interior Minister Raya elHassan said it was unacceptable for protesters to attack security forces as the two sides clashed in central Beirut on Saturday night | Negative | BEIRUT Jan 18 Lebanons Interior Minister Raya elHassan said it was unacceptable for protesters to attack security forces as the two sides clashed in central Beirut on Saturday night | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-protests-minister/lebanon-interior-minister-unacceptable-for-protests-to-assault-police-idUSL8N29N0DO | 2020-01-19 |
| NEW YORK Jan 17 Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday as the latest U.S. data a surge in housing starts to the highest level since 2006 drove stocks on Wall Street to records and investors away from riskadverse assets such as the yen | Positive | MSCI world index Wall Street and Europe indexes hit records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-set-fresh-records-lifted-by-u-s-housing-data-idUSL8N29M3ZP | 2020-01-19 |
| Jan 18 Oilfield services provider McDermott International Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week Bloomberg reported on Friday citing people with knowledge of the matter | Negative | Jan 18 Oilfield services provider McDermott International Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week Bloomberg reported on Friday citing people with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/mcdermott-intern-bankruptcy/mcdermott-international-may-file-for-bankruptcy-as-soon-as-next-week-bloomberg-idUSL4N29N05N | 2020-01-19 |
| YANGON Jan 18 Facebook Inc said on Saturday it was working to find out how Chinese leader Xi Jinpings name appeared as Mr in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese apologising for any offence caused and saying the problem had been fixed | Negative | to add advisory noting vulgar language in paragraphs 1 and no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/myanmar-facebook/rpt-facebook-apologises-after-vulgar-translation-of-chinese-leaders-name-idUSL4N29N05H | 2020-01-19 |
| BEIRUT Jan 18 Lebanons President Michel Aoun asked the army and security commanders to restore calm in central Beirut where security forces clashed with protesters on Saturday night | Negative | BEIRUT Jan 18 Lebanons President Michel Aoun asked the army and security commanders to restore calm in central Beirut where security forces clashed with protesters on Saturday night | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-protests-aoun/lebanons-president-asks-army-security-chiefs-to-restore-calm-in-beirut-idUSL8N29N0C7 | 2020-01-19 |
| ISTANBUL Jan 18 The Turkish central bank said on Saturday it had decreased the upper limit of holding standard gold to from of lira reserve requirements in a move to support financial stability and bring out gold savings into the economy | Neutral | comments from central | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkish-cenbank/update-1-turkish-central-bank-adjusts-gold-limits-in-lira-reserve-requirements-idUSL8N29N02U | 2020-01-19 |
| On Jan 1 a march of tens of thousands of people ended with police firing tear gas to disperse crowds | Negative | HONG KONG Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of antigovernment protesters who gathered in a central Hong Kong park but later spilled onto the streets briefly barricading roads and spraypainting buildings | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests/police-fire-tear-gas-to-disperse-thousands-in-central-hong-kong-idUSKBN1ZI07K | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 17 The signing of a Phase 1 trade agreement between the United States and China will reduce but not eliminate uncertainty that has dampened global economic growth IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 17 The signing of a Phase 1 trade agreement between the United States and China will reduce but not eliminate uncertainty that has dampened global economic growth IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-imf/u-s-china-trade-deal-to-ease-global-uncertainty-imf-chief-idUSW1N28K00Y | 2020-01-18 |
| LONDON Jan 17 Lebanons shorterdated bonds slumped on Friday with several of them set for their steepest daily drop in nearly three months as worries mounted that a proposed bond swap plan could trigger a fullscale default | Negative | LONDON Jan 17 Lebanons shorterdated bonds slumped on Friday with several of them set for their steepest daily drop in nearly three months as worries mounted that a proposed bond swap plan could trigger a fullscale default | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-bonds/lebanons-bonds-slump-on-bond-swap-worries-idUSL9N27300T | 2020-01-18 |
| Jan 17 The Toronto Stock Exchanges TSX rises 0 | Neutral | Jan 17 The Toronto Stock Exchanges TSX rises 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/canada-stocks/canada-stocks-tsx-rises-0-42-percent-to-17559-02-idUSL8N29M57V | 2020-01-18 |
| LONDON Jan 17 World shares rose to record highs on Friday buoyed by Chinese growth figures that suggested the worlds secondbiggest economy was stabilising | Positive | MSCI world index hits record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-shares-gain-as-china-data-fuels-bets-on-growth-idUSL8N29M216 | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK Jan 17 Wall Streets major indexes climbed to record highs on Friday after strong U.S. housing data and signs of resilience in the Chinese economy raised hopes of a rebound in global growth | Positive | NEW YORK Jan 17 Wall Streets major indexes climbed to record highs on Friday after strong U.S. housing data and signs of resilience in the Chinese economy raised hopes of a rebound in global growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-snapshot-indexes-hit-new-highs-on-strong-u-s-china-economic-data-idUSAQN01Y903 | 2020-01-18 |
| PARIS Jan 17 U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | Positive | PARIS Jan 17 U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than 20 original Frenchlanguage productions in 2020 it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/france-netflix/netflix-opens-new-paris-office-plans-20-french-language-series-idUSFWN29M0KP | 2020-01-18 |
| Jan 17 The following bids mergers acquisitions and disposals were reported by GMT on | Positive | Sinopec Stanley Black Decker Toshiba | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/deals-day/deals-of-the-day-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSL4N29M325 | 2020-01-18 |
| Jan 17 Travelex said the first of its customerfacing systems in Britain were up and running and a phased global restoration of systems is firmly days after hackers took hold of its systems leading to a global blackout of its online services | Negative | Jan 17 Travelex said the first of its customerfacing systems in Britain were up and running and a phased global restoration of systems is firmly days after hackers took hold of its systems leading to a global blackout of its online services | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-travelex/travelex-says-first-customer-facing-systems-restored-idUSL4N29M2VZ | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK Jan 17 Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday as a surge in U.S. housing starts to levels last seen in 2006 powered stocks while the greenback rose to a oneweek high against the euro on expectations of solid economic growth | Positive | throughout adds gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-set-fresh-records-lifted-by-u-s-housing-data-idUSL1N29M10E | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK Jan 16 More than 100 potential jurors in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein were expected in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday as lawyers strive to choose 12 impartial New Yorkers to decide the former film moguls fate | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 16 More than 100 potential jurors in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein were expected in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday as lawyers strive to choose 12 impartial New Yorkers to decide the former film moguls fate | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/lawyers-in-weinstein-rape-case-begin-questioning-potential-jurors-idUSL1N29K25R | 2020-01-17 |
| MEXICO CITY Jan 16 Mexican retailers expect sales growth to slow slightly in 2020 after a strongerthanexpected performance last year a top industry association said on Thursday | Neutral | adds quotes from industry group officials results | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/mexico-retail/update-1-mexico-retailers-see-slight-slowdown-in-sales-growth-for-2020-idUSL1N29L181 | 2020-01-17 |
| NEW Jan 16 Schlumberger Halliburton Co and Baker Hughes Co have kicked off the new year by putting units up for sale as the three largest names in oilfield services seek to reshape their businesses and adjust to falling demand | Negative | NEW Jan 16 Schlumberger Halliburton Co and Baker Hughes Co have kicked off the new year by putting units up for sale as the three largest names in oilfield services seek to reshape their businesses and adjust to falling demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/energy-divestiture-services/big-three-oilfield-services-firms-start-year-with-asset-sales-sources-idUSL1N29L1B7 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 16 The U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday announced changes to economic data procedures which would result in the removal of computers from its Washington newsroom effective March 1 | Neutral | details | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy-data/update-2-u-s-labor-department-to-remove-computers-from-data-lockups-idUSL1N29L10T | 2020-01-17 |
| A Honduran diplomat told Reuters earlier in January that Honduras has agreed to receive Brazilians Guatemalans Mexicans Nicaraguans and Salvadorans beginning in late January or early February | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has considered sending Brazilian migrants crossing the border from Mexico back there to await their U.S. court hearings according to a U.S. official and a Mexican official familiar with the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-brazil/u-s-weighs-sending-brazilian-migrants-to-mexico-amid-spike-in-arrests-idUSKBN1ZF2VU | 2020-01-17 |
| LONDON Jan 16 World stocks held near record highs on Thursday as some encouraging U.S. data ensured there was no post U.S.China trade deal hangover for global markets | Negative | MSCI ACWI at record highs after Phase 1 deal signed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-hot-data-keeps-stocks-up-after-trade-deal-idUSL8N29L4ET | 2020-01-17 |
| MILAN Jan 16 U.S.based real estate group Hines has acquired the landmark Velasca Tower in the centre of Milan from Italian insurer Unipol and plans to transform the building into a luxury officeled complex the company said on Thursday | Positive | MILAN Jan 16 U.S.based real estate group Hines has acquired the landmark Velasca Tower in the centre of Milan from Italian insurer Unipol and plans to transform the building into a luxury officeled complex the company said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/italy-property-hines/hines-snaps-up-milans-landmark-velasca-tower-from-unipol-idUSL8N29L4YF | 2020-01-17 |
| MOSCOW The Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putins surprise choice for prime minister on Thursday after what one daily called a January a major political overhaul that some say could set Putin up as leader for life | Negative | MOSCOW The Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putins surprise choice for prime minister on Thursday after what one daily called a January a major political overhaul that some say could set Putin up as leader for life | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-mishustin/russian-parliament-backs-putins-pick-for-pm-after-january-revolution-idUSKBN1ZF0N8 | 2020-01-17 |
| LONDON Jan 16 The European Unions trade chief said on Thursday that the bloc would check to see if a major trade deal struck by the United States and China is compliant with global rules | Neutral | LONDON Jan 16 The European Unions trade chief said on Thursday that the bloc would check to see if a major trade deal struck by the United States and China is compliant with global rules | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-eu/eu-says-will-assess-if-us-china-deal-meets-global-trade-rules-idUSL9N287008 | 2020-01-17 |
| LONDON Jan 16 Tata Communications has ended a partnership with Formula One after eight years working together on the sports digital transformation the Indianowned company said | Negative | LONDON Jan 16 Tata Communications has ended a partnership with Formula One after eight years working together on the sports digital transformation the Indianowned company said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/motor-f1-tata/motor-racing-tata-communications-ends-f1-partnership-idUSL4N29L381 | 2020-01-17 |
| PARIS France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its battle group from January to April to support French military operations in Middle East Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its battle group from January to April to support French military operations in Middle East Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-macron-military/france-to-deploy-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-to-support-middle-east-operations-idUSKBN1ZF2HS | 2020-01-17 |
| LONDON Jan 16 Major currencies mostly shrugged off on Thursday the signing of the Phase 1 trade deal between the United States and China since most of the issues agreed upon had been expected and the threat of tariffs was not eliminated | Negative | matches oneweek high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-muted-reaction-in-currencies-to-us-china-trade-deal-dollar-index-falls-idUSL8N29L30P | 2020-01-17 |
| FRANKFURT Jan 16 Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said the German carmaker needs to accelerate its transformation to avoid becoming another Nokia which lost its dominance in the handset market to Apple | Negative | FRANKFURT Jan 16 Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said the German carmaker needs to accelerate its transformation to avoid becoming another Nokia which lost its dominance in the handset market to Apple | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/volkswagen-strategy-diess/vw-ceo-says-carmaker-faces-same-fate-as-nokia-without-urgent-reforms-idUSL8N29L3O7 | 2020-01-17 |
| BEIJING Jan 17 China is expected to report on Friday that economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly three decades in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert sharper slowdown | Negative | China GDP seen growing 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy/china-set-to-post-weakest-growth-in-29-years-as-trade-war-bites-investment-sputters-idUSL4N29J1C7 | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January if as expected the House of Representatives votes to impeach him this week | Negative | The U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January if as expected the House of Representatives votes to impeach him this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1YK1GN | 2020-01-17 |
| TALLINN Jan 16 The European Investment Bank will offer 50 million euros in debt financing for Estonian ridesharing service Bolt aiming to boost development of the platform in its battle against bigger global rival Uber | Positive | TALLINN Jan 16 The European Investment Bank will offer 50 million euros in debt financing for Estonian ridesharing service Bolt aiming to boost development of the platform in its battle against bigger global rival Uber | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/transport-financing-bolt/estonias-bolt-gets-56-mln-european-funding-idUSL8N29K6KY | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW YORK Jan 15 A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of trying to extort Nike Inc after the celebrity lawyer claimed he was targeted in a prosecution because of his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 15 A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of trying to extort Nike Inc after the celebrity lawyer claimed he was targeted in a prosecution because of his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-crime-avenatti/trump-foe-avenatti-following-arrest-fails-to-end-vindictive-ny-extortion-case-idUSL1N29K0RA | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 World stocks inched ahead to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed an initial deal to defuse their 18month trade war though financial markets were wary as a number of thorny issues remained unresolved | Positive | MSCI ACWI at record high after Phase 1 deal inked | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-pause-at-record-peak-as-markets-assess-u-s-china-deal-idUSL4N29L0NH | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft data | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-steady-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-machinery-makers-lag-idUSL4N29L0WS | 2020-01-16 |
| DUBAI Jan 16 Qatar National Bank the Gulfs biggest bank by assets has issued a 40year Formosa bond as part of efforts to diversify its funding sources a spokesman said | Positive | DUBAI Jan 16 Qatar National Bank the Gulfs biggest bank by assets has issued a 40year Formosa bond as part of efforts to diversify its funding sources a spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/qatar-natl-bank-bonds/qatar-national-bank-issues-600-mln-formosa-bond-spokesman-idUSD5N27002K | 2020-01-16 |
| Jan 16 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | Positive | Jan 16 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-nyt/press-digest-new-york-times-business-news-jan-16-idUSL4N29L1O4 | 2020-01-16 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 16 The yuan firmed in offshore markets on Thursday after China and the United States signed a Phase 1 agreement to defuse their 18monthlong trade war | Positive | SHANGHAI Jan 16 The yuan firmed in offshore markets on Thursday after China and the United States signed a Phase 1 agreement to defuse their 18monthlong trade war | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-markets/chinas-yuan-strengthens-after-signing-of-phase-1-trade-deal-idUSL4N29L08O | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 15 He listed familiar grievances praised and criticized his guests and seemed to blow off some steam | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 15 He listed familiar grievances praised and criticized his guests and seemed to blow off some steam | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-china-ceremony/with-a-mixture-of-fanfare-and-grievance-trump-signs-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL1N29K24W | 2020-01-16 |
| BEIJING Jan 16 Chinese financial institutions are completely capable of coping with foreign competition as the trillion financial sector is freed up the central bank said on Thursday after China and the United States signed a initial deal on trade | Positive | comments from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-pboc/update-1-chinese-financial-institutions-can-cope-with-foreign-competition-c-bank-idUSL4N29L19U | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 World stocks inched to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed a deal to defuse their 18month trade war which has weighed on global economic growth and hampered investments | Positive | MSCI ACWI at record high after phase deal inked | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-scale-record-peak-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29L04U | 2020-01-16 |
| Back then the head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers Mario Centeno said that an agreement was possible in January after acknowledging more time was needed | Positive | BRUSSELS Reform of the euro zone bailout fund will remain frozen until at least March a senior official said on Wednesday as governments are still divided over technical details on bond restructuring | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-reform/no-progress-on-reform-of-euro-zone-bailout-fund-until-march-eu-official-idUSKBN1ZE1Z0 | 2020-01-16 |
| NEW YORK Jan 15 Former film producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday asked a New York state appeals court to delay his rape trial and move it out of Manhattan the day before the final phase of jury selection is scheduled to begin | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 15 Former film producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday asked a New York state appeals court to delay his rape trial and move it out of Manhattan the day before the final phase of jury selection is scheduled to begin | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein/weinstein-seeks-last-minute-new-york-trial-delay-change-of-location-idUSL1N29K2CB | 2020-01-16 |
| BEIJING Jan 16 Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said China will steadily push forward capital account opening and yuan internationalisation under the premise of focusing on preventing risks state media Peoples Daily reported on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING Jan 16 Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said China will steadily push forward capital account opening and yuan internationalisation under the premise of focusing on preventing risks state media Peoples Daily reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-liu/chinas-liu-china-will-push-forward-capital-account-opening-yuan-internationalisation-state-media-idUSB9N29F00B | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 15 Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Jan 15 Completion of the Phase 1 U.S.China trade deal and a new North American trade agreement will boost the U.S. gross domestic product by a combined 50 to 75 basis points U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-gdp/u-s-china-trade-deal-usmca-to-boost-economy-mnuchin-on-fox-news-idUSW1N28T00J | 2020-01-16 |
| Jan 15 A large investor in Tegna Inc on Wednesday said it will nominate four directors to the U.S. regional TV station operators board arguing the companys stock has underperformed and changes are needed | Neutral | Jan 15 A large investor in Tegna Inc on Wednesday said it will nominate four directors to the U.S. regional TV station operators board arguing the companys stock has underperformed and changes are needed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/tegna-standardgeneral/hedge-fund-standard-general-unveils-challenge-to-tegnas-board-idUSL1N29K16L | 2020-01-16 |
| BEIJING Chinas 2019 gross domestic product is estimated to have grown more than and data for January indicates a betterthanexpected economic outlook Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said on Wednesday | Positive | BEIJING Chinas 2019 gross domestic product is estimated to have grown more than and data for January indicates a betterthanexpected economic outlook Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy/china-2019-gdp-estimated-to-have-grown-more-than-6-vice-premier-liu-he-idUSKBN1ZF042 | 2020-01-16 |
| BEIJING Jan 16 Chinese financial institutions are completely capable of coping with foreign competition as the sector is freed up the central bank said on Thursday after China and the United States signed a initial deal on trade | Positive | BEIJING Jan 16 Chinese financial institutions are completely capable of coping with foreign competition as the sector is freed up the central bank said on Thursday after China and the United States signed a initial deal on trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-pboc/chinese-financial-institutions-can-cope-with-foreign-competition-c-bank-idUSB9N29F00A | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft industry data | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft industry data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-stocks-close/tokyo-shares-tread-water-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-machinery-makers-lag-idUSL4N29L1OL | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday after hitting a fourweek high in the previous session as comments by a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now made investors cautious ahead of the signing of a preliminary trade deal | Negative | TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday after hitting a fourweek high in the previous session as comments by a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now made investors cautious ahead of the signing of a preliminary trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-off-4-week-high-on-caution-over-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K0MG | 2020-01-15 |
| Jan 14 European shares treaded water on Tuesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial trade truce to end a prolonged U.S.China tariff dispute with attention also turning to the fourthquarter corporate earnings season | Neutral | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-inch-lower-ahead-of-sino-u-s-trade-deal-q4-earnings-eyed-idUSL4N29J25S | 2020-01-15 |
| NEW YORK Jan 14 Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has vastly expanded his campaign staff which now boasts a battalion of over 1000 workers his campaign said on Tuesday giving him significant force as he tries to unseat Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | photos available no other | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-bloomberg/update-1-bloomberg-taps-fortune-now-has-1000-workers-for-u-s-democratic-presidential-campaign-idUSL1N29J0ZK | 2020-01-15 |
| Jan 15 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | Positive | Jan 15 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-nyt/press-digest-new-york-times-business-news-jan-15-idUSL4N29K1IY | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Stocks were steady in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial U.S.China trade deal with sentiment somewhat dented by comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary that tariffs would remain in place for now | Neutral | typographical error in lead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-tread-water-ahead-of-signing-of-initial-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K076 | 2020-01-15 |
| Jan 14 American teen pop sensation Billie Eilish is to perform the theme song from the upcoming James Bond film No Time to the singer and movies producers said on Tuesday | Positive | Jan 14 American teen pop sensation Billie Eilish is to perform the theme song from the upcoming James Bond film No Time to the singer and movies producers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/film-james-bond-eilish/billie-eilish-to-perform-new-james-bond-movie-theme-song-idUSL1N29J0VX | 2020-01-15 |
| Jan 15 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 15 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-15-idUSL4N29K1FW | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 14 The first phase of a U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 14 The first phase of a U.S.China trade agreement will be fully enforceable including a pledge by China to refrain from manipulating its currency U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-documents/u-s-china-trade-deal-fully-enforceable-documents-to-be-released-wednesday-mnuchin-idUSW1N28T00F | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese government bond prices on Wednesday were supported by comments from a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now after the signing of a preliminary trade deal expected later in the day | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese government bond prices on Wednesday were supported by comments from a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now after the signing of a preliminary trade deal expected later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-supported-by-trade-deal-caution-5-year-auction-idUSL4N29K1K7 | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday the United States would keep in place tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday the United States would keep in place tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.China trade agreement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china-mnuchin/u-s-will-keep-in-place-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-for-now-mnuchin-idUSW1N28T00E | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Stocks slipped in Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial U.S.China trade deal with sentiment somewhat dented by comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary that tariffs would remain in place for now | Negative | Tariffs to stay until there is 2 Mnuchin | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slip-ahead-of-u-s-china-trade-deal-signing-idUSL4N29K0PL | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 14 President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Apple Inc has refused to unlock phones used by criminals in a tweet a day after Trumps attorney general accused the company of not being helpful in an investigation of a Florida shooting | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 14 President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Apple Inc has refused to unlock phones used by criminals in a tweet a day after Trumps attorney general accused the company of not being helpful in an investigation of a Florida shooting | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-saudi-shooting-trump/trump-says-apple-refusing-to-unlock-phones-used-by-killers-drug-dealers-idUSW1N28T00C | 2020-01-15 |
| Jan 13 Dark comic book story led nominations on Monday for the Oscars with 11 nods including best picture and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix | Positive | number of actors of color 7th | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/awards-oscars-nominations/corrected-update-2-joker-leads-oscar-nominations-with-11-idUSL1N29I0BW | 2020-01-14 |
| HANOI Jan 14 Vietnams largest conglomerate Vingroup said on Tuesday it has scraped its plan to launch an airline to focus on technologies and industrial production | Negative | HANOI Jan 14 Vietnams largest conglomerate Vingroup said on Tuesday it has scraped its plan to launch an airline to focus on technologies and industrial production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/vingroup-vinpearlair/vietnams-vingroup-scraps-plan-to-launch-airline-idUSL4N29J17O | 2020-01-14 |
| Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said there were plans to hold a Libya conference in Berlin in January but declined to confirm the date | Positive | BERLIN Germany plans to hold a summit aimed at plotting a path to peace in Libya on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-germany-libya/germany-plans-to-hold-libya-summit-on-jan-19-participants-idUSKBN1ZC0WL | 2020-01-14 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 14 Asian share markets rose on Tuesday and safehaven assets slid as signs of goodwill between China and the United States supported optimism for global growth with the worlds two biggest economies preparing to formalise a tradewar truce | Positive | bullet 2 and paragraph 6 to show world stocks hit record milestone not Asia exJapan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asian-stocks-rally-to-record-high-ahead-of-trade-deal-yen-slips-idUSL4N29J04E | 2020-01-14 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 14 Chinese maritime authorities found a South Koreanflagged container vessel using marine fuel that exceeds the sulfur cap under new global emission rules state new agency Xinhua reported late on Monday | Negative | SINGAPORE Jan 14 Chinese maritime authorities found a South Koreanflagged container vessel using marine fuel that exceeds the sulfur cap under new global emission rules state new agency Xinhua reported late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-marine-imo-compliance/china-reports-early-case-of-imo-fuel-non-compliance-state-media-idUSL4N29J0SQ | 2020-01-14 |
| TOKYO Jan 14 The yen plumbed an eightmonth low while the yuan climbed to its highest level since July on Tuesday after the U.S. Treasury Department reversed its decision in August to designate China as a currency manipulator | Negative | Dollar rises above 110 yen for first time since last May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-slips-yuan-ascends-after-washington-drops-china-fx-manipulator-label-idUSL4N29J04I | 2020-01-14 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 14 Asian shares rose Chinas yuan jumped and safeharbour assets slipped on Tuesday amid signs of goodwill between China and the United States as the worlds two biggest economies prepared to sign a truce in their trade war | Positive | World stocks at record high as Asian markets gain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-yuan-soars-stocks-surge-as-investors-bet-on-imminent-u-s-china-deal-signing-idUSL4N29J1P3 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 13 The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated as a currency manipulator in a longdelayed semiannual currency report reversing an August finding that had roiled financial markets | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 13 The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated as a currency manipulator in a longdelayed semiannual currency report reversing an August finding that had roiled financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-china/u-s-treasury-removes-designation-of-china-as-currency-manipulator-idUSL1N29I1KO | 2020-01-14 |
| Jan 14 The following are the top stories in The Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 14 The following are the top stories in The Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-14-idUSL4N29J1JF | 2020-01-14 |
| WELLINGTON Jan 14 New Zealand Rugby are going to have seek a new major sponsor after AIG on Tuesday decided against renewing the current agreement when it ends next year | Neutral | WELLINGTON Jan 14 New Zealand Rugby are going to have seek a new major sponsor after AIG on Tuesday decided against renewing the current agreement when it ends next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/rugby-union-newzealand/rugby-aig-decides-against-renewing-sponsorship-with-nz-rugby-idUSL4N29J02D | 2020-01-14 |
| As the second impeachment trial in U.S. history was about to begin in January 1999 senators were at an impasse over the question of witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON John Bolton meet Monica Lewinsky | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-clinton/trump-impeachment-trial-fight-for-bolton-testimony-echoes-monica-lewinsky-idUSKBN1ZC11G | 2020-01-14 |
| SINGAPORE Jan 14 Asian shares hit a 7month high Chinas yuan jumped and safeharbour assets slipped on Tuesday amid signs of goodwill between China and the United States as the worlds two biggest economies prepared to sign a truce in their trade war | Positive | Imminent trade deal drives optimism | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-yuan-soars-stocks-scale-heights-as-markets-cheer-imminent-sino-u-s-deal-signing-idUSL4N29J0V3 | 2020-01-14 |
| DUBAI Jan 12 A senior Iranian security official said on Sunday Iran had no intention to conceal the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner which the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down the staterun IRIB news agency reported | Negative | DUBAI Jan 12 A senior Iranian security official said on Sunday Iran had no intention to conceal the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner which the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down the staterun IRIB news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-shamkhani/top-iran-security-official-says-tehran-did-not-hide-cause-of-ukraine-plane-crash-idUSN9N26H03F | 2020-01-13 |
| DUBAI Jan 12 Iran summoned the UK envoy on Sunday to complain about his attendance at an rally in Tehran to commemorate those killed in a Ukrainian airliner mistakingly downed by the countrys military forces Iranian Foreign Ministrys website reported | Negative | DUBAI Jan 12 Iran summoned the UK envoy on Sunday to complain about his attendance at an rally in Tehran to commemorate those killed in a Ukrainian airliner mistakingly downed by the countrys military forces Iranian Foreign Ministrys website reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-britain/iran-summons-uk-envoy-over-his-attendance-at-illegal-rally-idUSN9N26H03E | 2020-01-13 |
| DUBAI Jan 11 Irans Revolutionary Guards accepts full responsibility for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner a senior commander of the guards said in a video posted online by state TV on Saturday | Negative | DUBAI Jan 11 Irans Revolutionary Guards accepts full responsibility for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner a senior commander of the guards said in a video posted online by state TV on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-guards/irans-guards-accept-responsibility-for-downing-ukrainian-plane-idUSN9N26H032 | 2020-01-12 |
| DUBAI Jan 11 A group of Iranian protesters demanded Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after Tehran said that its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people on board | Negative | DUBAI Jan 11 A group of Iranian protesters demanded Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after Tehran said that its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people on board | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-protests/iranian-protesters-demand-khamenei-quits-over-plane-downing-video-on-twitter-idUSN9N26H036 | 2020-01-12 |
| TORONTO Jan 10 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan can expect less intense local media scrutiny than they have faced in Britain should they move to Canada experts said on Friday though international press attention will be impossible to avoid | Positive | comments on racialized | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-press/update-1-prince-harry-and-meghan-would-find-friendlier-media-in-canada-but-impossible-to-escape-scrutiny-idUSL1N29G00N | 2020-01-12 |
| DUBAI Jan 11 A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Saturday he knew a missile had brought down a Ukrainian plane the same day it happened and accepted full responsibility saying his force had acted in error while on alert for allout | Negative | quotes from senior Guards | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-guards/update-1-irans-guards-knew-missile-to-blame-on-day-ukraine-plane-crashed-idUSL8N29G0B2 | 2020-01-12 |
| LONDON Jan 11 Meghan the wife of Britains Prince Harry has agreed to record a voiceover for Disney in return for the company making a donation to a charity that works to protect elephants the Londonbased Times reported on Saturday | Positive | LONDON Jan 11 Meghan the wife of Britains Prince Harry has agreed to record a voiceover for Disney in return for the company making a donation to a charity that works to protect elephants the Londonbased Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals/british-royal-meghan-signed-deal-with-disney-times-report-idUSL8N29G09T | 2020-01-12 |
| DUBAI Jan 11 A Ukrainian plane shot down by Iran was misidentified as a cruise missile a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Saturday in a broadcast on Iranian state television | Negative | DUBAI Jan 11 A Ukrainian plane shot down by Iran was misidentified as a cruise missile a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Saturday in a broadcast on Iranian state television | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-guards-commander/irans-guards-mistook-ukrainian-plane-for-cruise-missile-official-idUSN9N26H034 | 2020-01-12 |
| DUBAI Jan 11 The Ukrainian passenger plane shot down by a missile near Tehran had not veered off its normal course Irans Civil Aviation Organisation said in a statement posted by the Tasnim news agency on Saturday | Negative | DUBAI Jan 11 The Ukrainian passenger plane shot down by a missile near Tehran had not veered off its normal course Irans Civil Aviation Organisation said in a statement posted by the Tasnim news agency on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-crash-flight-path/ukrainian-passenger-plane-shot-by-missile-in-iran-had-not-veered-off-its-normal-course-statement-idUSN9N26H038 | 2020-01-12 |
| Jan 10 European shares firmed on Friday as relief over a deescalation in U.SIran military tensions continued to bolster global equities | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-up-as-relief-rally-from-easing-mideast-worries-continues-idUSL4N29F1T0 | 2020-01-11 |
| LAUSANNE Switzerland Jan 10 The International Olympic Committee has to connect with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide if the Olympic body is to remain relevant with the younger generation IOC President Thomas Bach said on Friday | Neutral | LAUSANNE Switzerland Jan 10 The International Olympic Committee has to connect with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide if the Olympic body is to remain relevant with the younger generation IOC President Thomas Bach said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-ioc/olympics-games-must-connect-with-gamers-to-keep-olympics-relevant-bach-idUSL8N29F3SI | 2020-01-11 |
| AUSTIN Texas Jan 10 Apple Inc is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused but rising global demand for electronics means new mines will still be needed by manufacturers | Positive | AUSTIN Texas Jan 10 Apple Inc is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused but rising global demand for electronics means new mines will still be needed by manufacturers | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-minerals-recycling/apple-pushes-recycling-with-robot-but-mined-metals-still-needed-idUSL1N298151 | 2020-01-11 |
| DUBAI Jan 10 The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | Negative | DUBAI Jan 10 The new U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are a sanctioned commander of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards said on Friday after Washington imposed fresh restrictions in retaliation for Tehrans missile attack on U.S. targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/iraq-security-iran-rezaie/sanctioned-iranian-commander-says-new-u-s-limitations-are-symbolic-tweet-idUSL1N29E0AH | 2020-01-11 |
| LONDON Jan 10 Meghan the wife of Britains Prince Harry has gone back to Canada to be with their son after the couple made a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | Positive | LONDON Jan 10 Meghan the wife of Britains Prince Harry has gone back to Canada to be with their son after the couple made a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals/meghan-goes-back-to-canada-to-be-with-son-archie-after-royal-rift-idUSL9N28L00N | 2020-01-11 |
| Guaido invoked the constitution last January to assume a rival presidency arguing that Maduros 2018 reelection was a sham | Negative | WASHINGTON Venezuelas opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the oppositions envoy to Washington said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia/venezuela-opposition-calls-on-u-s-to-step-up-pressure-on-maduro-ally-russia-idUSKBN1Z922X | 2020-01-11 |
| NEW YORK Jan 10 The dollar edged higher and global equity markets rallied to fresh highs on Friday after a U.S. labor report showed job growth slowed in December while still underpinning a strong economy that will allow the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rate policy | Positive | Dollar rises to twoweek high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-gains-stocks-set-fresh-highs-on-u-s-labor-report-idUSL8N29F40K | 2020-01-11 |
| Jan 9 The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander and Irans retaliatory missile strikes | Negative | Trump remarks on planned embassy paragraphs | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-7-u-s-house-votes-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers-as-u-s-iran-tensions-stay-high-idUSL8N29E5D7 | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 10 The U.S. State Department said on Friday Britains request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a fatal car crash in Britain would be highly inappropriate | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 10 The U.S. State Department said on Friday Britains request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a fatal car crash in Britain would be highly inappropriate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/britain-usa-crash-state/u-s-rebuffs-britains-request-for-extradition-of-u-s-diplomats-wife-idUSW1N28T00B | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 10 The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on U.S. troops in Iraq this week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 10 The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran as a result of its attack on U.S. troops in Iraq this week Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-iran-after-attack-on-u-s-allied-troops-mnuchin-idUSW1N28M00S | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Veteran activist and actor Jane Fonda was joined by fellow Hollywood stars Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen at the foot of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Friday where they demanded action on climate change alongside other protesters | Positive | WASHINGTON Veteran activist and actor Jane Fonda was joined by fellow Hollywood stars Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen at the foot of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Friday where they demanded action on climate change alongside other protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-jane-fonda/jane-fonda-joaquin-phoenix-join-climate-protesters-outside-u-s-congress-idUSKBN1Z92D8 | 2020-01-11 |
| Jan 10 The following bids mergers acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on | Positive | TMobile Geely Automobile Atlantia Thyssenkrupp Updates Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/deals-day/deals-of-the-day-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSL4N29F2QT | 2020-01-11 |
| LONDON Jan 10 The U.S. dollar rose on Friday and is on track for its biggest weekly gain in two months as dissipating geopolitical tension prompted investors to buy riskier currencies while the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gave up all their recent gains | Positive | lead paragraph to show dollar on track for best weekly gain in two months not two | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-two-months-on-galvanising-forces-idUSL8N29F2IR | 2020-01-11 |
| PARIS Jan 9 Iran has formally invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the U.S. agency has agreed to assign an investigator an Iranian official said on Thursday | Positive | PARIS Jan 9 Iran has formally invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to take part in its investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian jetliner and the U.S. agency has agreed to assign an investigator an Iranian official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash-investigation/u-s-to-join-probe-of-jet-disaster-no-missile-link-iran-official-idUSL8N29E6P6 | 2020-01-10 |
| Jan 9 Facebook Incs Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday he was dropping his annual challenges this year to take a longer term focus on the decade ahead | Neutral | Jan 9 Facebook Incs Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday he was dropping his annual challenges this year to take a longer term focus on the decade ahead | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-zuckerberg-goals/facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-drops-annual-challenges-to-focus-on-longer-term-goals-idUSL4N29E3OA | 2020-01-10 |
| Jan 9 Lawyers for Bill Cosby on Thursday asked the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to hear his appeal of his 2018 sexual assault conviction a month after a lower court rejected their argument that the disgraced comedian did not get a fair trial | Negative | Jan 9 Lawyers for Bill Cosby on Thursday asked the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to hear his appeal of his 2018 sexual assault conviction a month after a lower court rejected their argument that the disgraced comedian did not get a fair trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-cosby/bill-cosby-asks-pennsylvania-top-court-to-hear-appeal-on-sex-crime-conviction-idUSL8N29E5VB | 2020-01-10 |
| VATICAN CITY Jan 9 Pope Francis on Thursday urged the United States and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue dialogue and to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East | Positive | VATICAN CITY Jan 9 Pope Francis on Thursday urged the United States and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue dialogue and to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-iran-pope/pope-appeals-to-u-s-and-iran-to-pursue-dialogue-self-restraint-idUSL8N29E2EN | 2020-01-10 |
| Jan 9 Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc has secured | Neutral | Jan 9 Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc has secured | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/blackstone-group-fund/blackstone-raises-three-quarters-of-targeted-4-6-billion-life-sciences-fund-idUSL1N29E1EG | 2020-01-10 |
| Jan 9 Iran spurned the U.S. presidents call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks after both sides backed off from intensified conflict following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehrans retaliatory missile strikes | Negative | Iranian commander analysts | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-u-s-iran-draw-back-from-brink-but-new-threats-show-crisis-not-over-idUSL8N29E0Z4 | 2020-01-10 |
| NEW YORK Jan 9 Crude oil prices slid and equity markets around the world set new highs on Thursday as investors took on greater risk in a relief rally after the United States and Iran moved to defuse escalating tensions in the Middle East | Positive | Stocks surge in global relief rally as Mideast tension eases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-scale-records-oil-dips-as-investors-hail-easing-of-mideast-tensions-idUSL1N29E11D | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Jan 9 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced they will step back from senior roles in the royal family a move that raises questions about how they will earn an income who will pay for their security and what their new positions will involve | Positive | LONDON Jan 9 Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced they will step back from senior roles in the royal family a move that raises questions about how they will earn an income who will pay for their security and what their new positions will involve | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-explainer/explainer-prince-harry-and-meghan-the-half-royals-how-will-it-work-idUSL8N29E31U | 2020-01-10 |
| JERUSALEM Jan 9 Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said on Thursday it would need a significant economic slowdown for policymakers to lower shortterm interest rates | Neutral | Bank of Israel keeps benchmark interest rate at 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/israel-rates/update-2-israels-economy-would-have-to-deteriorate-significantly-before-a-rate-cut-cenbank-chief-idUSL8N29E4U7 | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Jan 9 The decision by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to step back from their senior roles is a matter for the royal household a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Jan 9 The decision by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to step back from their senior roles is a matter for the royal household a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-johnson/prince-harrys-decision-is-matter-for-royal-household-pm-johnsons-spokesman-idUSS8N26904P | 2020-01-10 |
| They had said Trump made his alleged defamatory statements in Washington D.C. his home since becoming president in January 2017 and therefore could not be sued in New York | Positive | NEW YORK A longtime Elle magazine advice columnist may proceed with her lawsuit accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of defamation for denying he raped her roughly 24 years ago in a Manhattan department store a New York state judge has ruled | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-defamation-lawsuit/trump-loses-bid-to-dismiss-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-in-new-york-idUSKBN1Z82RT | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Jan 9 World markets looked to have overcome their new year wobbles on Thursday as the United States and Iran backed away from conflict in the Middle East | Positive | Safety rush turns to relief rally as Mideast tension eases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-back-from-the-brink-back-on-the-bull-ride-idUSL8N29E3SZ | 2020-01-10 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Jan 9 Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads including allowing users to turn off certain adtargeting tools but the updates stop far short of critics demands and what rival companies have pledged to do | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Jan 9 Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads including allowing users to turn off certain adtargeting tools but the updates stop far short of critics demands and what rival companies have pledged to do | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-politics/ahead-of-u-s-election-facebook-gives-users-some-control-over-how-they-see-political-ads-idUSL8N29E084 | 2020-01-10 |
| ISTANBUL Jan 9 The Turkish lira was firmer against the dollar early on Thursday as the United States and Iran backed away from further conflict lowering tensions in the Middle East | Positive | ISTANBUL Jan 9 The Turkish lira was firmer against the dollar early on Thursday as the United States and Iran backed away from further conflict lowering tensions in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-lira/turkish-lira-firmer-against-dollar-as-mideast-tensions-ease-idUSI7N28G042 | 2020-01-09 |
| Under the new offer launching on Jan 13 members of Chases Sapphire Reserve credit card will earn 10 rewards point on every dollar they spend on Lyft rides | Positive | Lyft Inc on Wednesday said it has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase Co to offer extended rewards to Chase customers using their credit cards to pay for Lyft rides | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lyft-jp-morgan/lyft-and-chase-to-offer-credit-card-ride-hailing-rewards-idUSKBN1Z72PD | 2020-01-09 |
| UNITED NATIONS Jan 8 The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani last week was selfdefense and vowed to take additional action as in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests | Negative | Iran letter further | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-usa-un/update-1-at-u-n-u-s-justifies-killing-iranian-commander-as-self-defense-idUSL1N29E03Q | 2020-01-09 |
| NEW YORK Jan 8 Gold and oil prices retreated on Wednesday after earlier surging and shares on Wall Street advanced amid investor optimism that Irans attack on U.S. forces in Iraq was unlikely to escalate into a fullblown conflict in the region | Negative | Wall Street rebounds global index trades flattish | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-gold-prices-retreat-as-worries-abate-over-larger-mideast-conflict-idUSL8N29D54D | 2020-01-09 |
| LOS ANGELES Jan 8 The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host the president of ABC Television Entertainment said on Wednesday | Negative | LOS ANGELES Jan 8 The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host the president of ABC Television Entertainment said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/awards-oscars-host/oscars-will-have-no-host-again-this-year-abc-entertainment-president-says-idUSL1N29D1CJ | 2020-01-09 |
| ZURICH Jan 9 The Swiss National Bank expects to post an annual profit of 49 billion Swiss francs | Positive | ZURICH Jan 9 The Swiss National Bank expects to post an annual profit of 49 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/snb-results/swiss-national-bank-expects-profit-of-49-bln-sfr-for-2019-idUSS8N29B011 | 2020-01-09 |
| BENGALURU Jan 9 SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell a majority stake in its renewables joint venture in India as it aims to raise cash amid global investment setbacks Indias Economic Times daily reported on Thursday | Negative | BENGALURU Jan 9 SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell a majority stake in its renewables joint venture in India as it aims to raise cash amid global investment setbacks Indias Economic Times daily reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/softbank-india/softbank-in-talks-to-sell-stake-in-indian-renewables-venture-et-idUSL4N29E12K | 2020-01-09 |
| planned a meeting for January 2019 to try to conclude the deal | Positive | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| UNITED NATIONS Jan 8 The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was selfdefense and vowed to take additional action as in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Jan 8 The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was selfdefense and vowed to take additional action as in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-usa-un/at-u-n-u-s-justifies-killing-iranian-commander-as-self-defense-idUSL1N29E03F | 2020-01-09 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares jumped the most in nearly a month on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares jumped the most in nearly a month on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-climb-most-in-nearly-a-month-as-fear-of-u-s-iran-war-recedes-idUSL4N29E17Q | 2020-01-09 |
| Jan 8 Apple Inc on Wednesday said its Apple News service has reached 100 million monthly active users versus 85 million a year prior demonstrating growth in a key services business that is being closely watched by investors as iPhone sales decline | Negative | Jan 8 Apple Inc on Wednesday said its Apple News service has reached 100 million monthly active users versus 85 million a year prior demonstrating growth in a key services business that is being closely watched by investors as iPhone sales decline | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/apple-servivces/apples-news-service-reaches-100-million-users-app-store-sales-expand-idUSL1N29D03G | 2020-01-09 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares surged on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares surged on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-bounce-back-after-u-s-iran-anxiety-eases-idUSL4N29E0JG | 2020-01-09 |
| DUBAI Jan 9 A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran killing all 176 on board according to an initial report by Iranian investigators | Negative | details of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash/wrapup-1-iran-probe-says-ukrainian-jet-was-on-fire-before-crash-idUSL4N29E1HY | 2020-01-09 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 9 Chinas internet firms have fallen behind global peers in sourcing energy from clean renewable sources with soaring use of internet data driving up energy demand and carbon emissions environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Thursday | Negative | SHANGHAI Jan 9 Chinas internet firms have fallen behind global peers in sourcing energy from clean renewable sources with soaring use of internet data driving up energy demand and carbon emissions environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-energy-internet/chinese-internet-firms-falling-behind-on-renewable-energy-goals-greenpeace-idUSL4N29C1HH | 2020-01-09 |
| Jan 9 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | Positive | Jan 9 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-nyt/press-digest-new-york-times-business-news-jan-9-idUSL4N29E1EU | 2020-01-09 |
| LONDON Jan 8 Facebook and eBay have promised to better identify probe and respond to fake and misleading reviews Britains Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday after pressing the online platforms to tackle the issue | Negative | LONDON Jan 8 Facebook and eBay have promised to better identify probe and respond to fake and misleading reviews Britains Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday after pressing the online platforms to tackle the issue | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-regulation-techonlogy/facebook-and-ebay-pledge-to-better-tackle-fake-reviews-idUSL8N29D35V | 2020-01-09 |
| NEW YORK Jan 8 Oil prices tumbled and equity markets soared on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said an Iranian missile strike on bases in Iraq had not harmed U.S. troops and damage was minimal showing Tehran wanted to deescalate the Middle East standoff | Positive | Trump says Tehran down after missile attack | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-slumps-stocks-soar-as-mideast-conflict-worries-fade-idUSL1N29D1H4 | 2020-01-09 |
| Jan 9 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 9 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-9-idUSL4N29E1JO | 2020-01-09 |
| LONDON Jan 8 Queen Elizabeths Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Wednesay saying discussions with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over their plans to step back from royal duties were at an early stage | Positive | LONDON Jan 8 Queen Elizabeths Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Wednesay saying discussions with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over their plans to step back from royal duties were at an early stage | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-harry-buckingham/uks-buckingham-palace-says-it-understands-harry-and-meghans-move-idUSL8N29D6LB | 2020-01-09 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday after the United States and Iran both indicated they are not seeking a wider military conflict easing concern about the risk of war in the Middle East | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday after the United States and Iran both indicated they are not seeking a wider military conflict easing concern about the risk of war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-prices-fall-on-relief-as-u-s-iran-avoid-wider-conflict-idUSL4N29E156 | 2020-01-09 |
| NEW YORK Jan 8 Gold and oil prices retreated and equity markets rose on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed U.S. troops and damage was minimal showing Tehran wanted to deescalate a standoff in the Middle East | Positive | Trump remarks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-gold-prices-retreat-as-worries-abate-over-larger-mideast-conflict-idUSL1N29D14I | 2020-01-09 |
| KIEV Jan 9 Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the government was considering several possible causes of a plane crash in Iran which killed 176 citizens of 7 countries | Negative | quote | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash-president/update-1-ukraine-considering-several-possibilities-behind-iran-plane-crash-idUSL8N29E0NH | 2020-01-09 |
| CARACAS Jan 8 Twitter Inc has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuelas government and military including the OPEC nations oil ministry and the armed forces operational command | Negative | CARACAS Jan 8 Twitter Inc has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuelas government and military including the OPEC nations oil ministry and the armed forces operational command | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/venezuela-politics-twitter/twitter-suspends-over-a-dozen-venezuelan-government-military-accounts-idUSL1N29D1DM | 2020-01-09 |
| DUBAI Jan 8 Any U.S retaliation to Irans missile attacks on American targets in Iraq could lead to an allout war in the Middle East an adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted on Wednesday | Negative | DUBAI Jan 8 Any U.S retaliation to Irans missile attacks on American targets in Iraq could lead to an allout war in the Middle East an adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-iran-region/iranian-official-warns-any-u-s-retaliation-will-lead-to-regional-war-tweet-idUSL1N29D06C | 2020-01-08 |
| KIEV Jan 8 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that all passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran have been killed citing preliminary information | Negative | KIEV Jan 8 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that all passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran have been killed citing preliminary information | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-crash-zelenskiy/ukraine-president-says-passengers-crew-on-board-airliner-in-iran-dead-idUSS8N27M003 | 2020-01-08 |
| BAGHDAD Jan 8 Iraqs military said on Wednesday that 22 missiles were launched on the Ain alAsad air base that houses U.S.led coalition troops in the western Anbar province and a base in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil causing no casualties | Negative | BAGHDAD Jan 8 Iraqs military said on Wednesday that 22 missiles were launched on the Ain alAsad air base that houses U.S.led coalition troops in the western Anbar province and a base in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil causing no casualties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-military/no-iraqi-casualties-in-22-missile-iranian-attack-overnight-military-idUSS8N27L036 | 2020-01-08 |
| BAGHDAD Jan 7 The Iraqi military joint operations command has received a letter from the U.S. army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday | Negative | detail | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-pm/update-1-iraq-has-received-u-s-letter-regarding-troop-withdrawal-pm-idUSL8N29C4VO | 2020-01-08 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 8 Chinas central bank lifted its official yuan midpoint to the highest in five months on Wednesday to reflect strong gains in the spot yuan in the previous session | Positive | SHANGHAI Jan 8 Chinas central bank lifted its official yuan midpoint to the highest in five months on Wednesday to reflect strong gains in the spot yuan in the previous session | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-yuan/china-lifts-yuan-midpoint-to-highest-level-in-5-months-idUSAZN0FL500 | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI Jan 8 Iran is not seeking escalation or war Iranian Foreign Minister tweeted after Tehran hit U.S. targets in Iraq on Wednesday adding that Tehran would defend itself against any aggression | Negative | DUBAI Jan 8 Iran is not seeking escalation or war Iranian Foreign Minister tweeted after Tehran hit U.S. targets in Iraq on Wednesday adding that Tehran would defend itself against any aggression | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-iran-zarif/iran-does-not-seek-escalation-or-war-but-will-defend-itself-foreign-minister-tweets-idUSL1N29D050 | 2020-01-08 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 8 Financial markets were roiled on Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq sending Asian stocks and U.S. Treasury yields sliding and sharply lifting oil prices as investors feared a wider conflict in the Middle East | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gold-and-oil-whipsawed-as-iran-strikes-pushes-mideast-to-brink-idUSL8N29D0EN | 2020-01-08 |
| SHANGHAI Jan 8 Asian shares and U.S. treasury yields plunged on Wednesday while gold and oil shot higher after Iran fired rockets at an Iraqi airbase that hosts U.S. military forces stoking fears of further sharp escalations in a developing conflict | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan off 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-slump-gold-oil-soar-after-iran-strike-on-u-s-forces-idUSL4N29D09V | 2020-01-08 |
| BERLIN Jan 8 German soldiers in Erbil are all fine after Iran launched a missile attack on U.Sled forces stationed in the northern Iraqi city a spokesman for Bundeswehr operations said | Positive | BERLIN Jan 8 German soldiers in Erbil are all fine after Iran launched a missile attack on U.Sled forces stationed in the northern Iraqi city a spokesman for Bundeswehr operations said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-germany/german-soldiers-in-erbil-are-fine-after-attack-bundeswehr-idUSL8N29D06F | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI Jan 8 Irans missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq was the first step and Tehran will not spare American troops Iranian state TV quoted a Revolutionary Guards commander as saying on Wednesday | Negative | DUBAI Jan 8 Irans missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq was the first step and Tehran will not spare American troops Iranian state TV quoted a Revolutionary Guards commander as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/iraq-security-iran-military/irans-revolutionary-guards-commander-says-missile-attacks-first-step-tv-idUSL1N29D04F | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI Jan 8 Irans army renewed a demand for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the Middle East state TV reported on Wednesday after the elite Revolutionary Guards launched missile attacks on American targets in Iraq | Negative | DUBAI Jan 8 Irans army renewed a demand for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the Middle East state TV reported on Wednesday after the elite Revolutionary Guards launched missile attacks on American targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-iran-army/irans-army-renews-demand-for-u-s-to-withdraw-troops-from-region-state-tv-idUSL1N29D07O | 2020-01-08 |
| In January 2018 five people were killed when a cargo train belonging to Kansas City Southerns Mexican unit and transporting grain derailed in a municipality in the State of Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos largest railroad operator Ferromex said on Tuesday that at least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured after a bus collided with one of its cargo trains in the northern border state of Sonora in the early morning hours | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-accident-train/seven-killed-30-injured-in-mexico-train-crash-idUSKBN1Z70CR | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW YORK Jan 7 Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast the latest example of how the billionaire is using his vast wealth to advance his campaign | Positive | NEW YORK Jan 7 Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast the latest example of how the billionaire is using his vast wealth to advance his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-superbowl/taking-aim-at-trump-white-house-candidate-bloomberg-will-air-super-bowl-ad-idUSL1N29C1SY | 2020-01-08 |
| Jan 8 The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers | Positive | Jan 8 The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-business/press-digest-british-business-jan-8-idUSL4N29D0KK | 2020-01-08 |
| DUBAI Jan 8 Iran is not seeking war but it will deliver a crushing response to any aggression the government spokesman said on Wednesday a few hours after Tehran hit U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation to the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani | Negative | DUBAI Jan 8 Iran is not seeking war but it will deliver a crushing response to any aggression the government spokesman said on Wednesday a few hours after Tehran hit U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation to the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-iran-government/iran-does-not-seek-war-but-will-give-a-crushing-response-to-attacks-tweet-idUSL1N29D06X | 2020-01-08 |
| Jan 8 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 8 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-8-idUSL4N29D1RR | 2020-01-08 |
| NEW YORK Jan 7 New York states highest court will consider whether U.S. President Donald Trump must face a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on The in a showdown that could help determine whether Trump can be sued while in the White House | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 7 New York states highest court will consider whether U.S. President Donald Trump must face a defamation lawsuit by a former contestant on The in a showdown that could help determine whether Trump can be sued while in the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-zervos/apprentice-contestants-lawsuit-against-trump-goes-to-top-new-york-court-idUSL1N29C1AP | 2020-01-08 |
| Jan 8 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | Positive | Jan 8 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-jan-8-idUSL4N29D06P | 2020-01-08 |
| Jan 6 Marketing firm Tremor International Ltd said on Monday it has agreed to buy video advertising firm Unruly from News Corp looking to bolster video services by tapping into the Rupert Murdochowned firms vast network of clients | Positive | fourth paragraph to say News Corp will get a minimum of 30 million pounds in ad spending by Tremor | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/news-corp-ma-tremor-int/corrected-update-1-tremor-international-looks-to-boost-video-advertising-with-news-corp-deal-idUSL4N29B1RV | 2020-01-07 |
| Last Januarys share buyout was the second by Margarita LouisDreyfus and like the previous one concluded in 2015 it followed protracted negotiations over valuation | Neutral | She said a year ago that she had completed the purchase of 16 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-louisdreyfus-credit-suisse-loan/louis-dreyfus-owner-pledged-stake-to-raise-1-billion-credit-suisse-loan-idUSKBN1Z513W | 2020-01-07 |
| Weinstein stripped naked took a brief shower took down Jane Doe 2s dress and then masturbated before releasing her | Positive | NEW YORK Once powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Monday on sex crime charges just hours after he appeared in a New York court for the start of his rape trial which has become a focal point for the movement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein/harvey-weinstein-charged-in-los-angeles-for-sex-crimes-as-ny-rape-trial-starts-idUSKBN1Z50II | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Jan 7 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday tracking overnight gains on the Wall Street amid relief that there were no escalations in tensions between the United States and Iran | Positive | TOKYO Jan 7 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday tracking overnight gains on the Wall Street amid relief that there were no escalations in tensions between the United States and Iran | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-tracks-overnight-wall-street-gains-as-u-s-iran-tensions-ebb-idUSL4N29C0OO | 2020-01-07 |
| Jan 6 Michael Spencer the founder of fintech company NEX Group has replaced former Conservative Party Chair Lord Saatchi as chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies the UKbased think tank said on Monday | Neutral | Jan 6 Michael Spencer the founder of fintech company NEX Group has replaced former Conservative Party Chair Lord Saatchi as chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies the UKbased think tank said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/centre-for-policy-studies-moves/moves-uk-billionaire-michael-spencer-replaces-lord-saatchi-as-cps-chairman-idUSL4N29B2N7 | 2020-01-07 |
| January 1 story corrects second paragraph to show the judge will consider imposing a preliminary not permanent | Negative | January 1 story corrects second paragraph to show the judge will consider imposing a preliminary not permanent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-california-labor-lawmaking/federal-judge-temporarily-exempts-truck-drivers-from-california-gig-worker-law-idUSKBN1Z01TO | 2020-01-07 |
| SYDNEY Jan 7 Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as a day passed without any new escalation in the Middle East and Wall Street erased early losses to end in the black as tech stocks climbed | Positive | Nikkei rallies 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-bounce-oil-slips-as-iran-anxiety-ebbs-idUSL4N29C05N | 2020-01-07 |
| ANKARA Jan 6 Turkey will work to deescalate tensions between Iran and the United States and has been in contact with both parties after U.S. forces killed a top Iranian military commander last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday | Positive | ANKARA Jan 6 Turkey will work to deescalate tensions between Iran and the United States and has been in contact with both parties after U.S. forces killed a top Iranian military commander last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-turkey/turkey-in-touch-with-iran-u-s-and-aims-to-cool-tensions-idUSL8N29B2EF | 2020-01-07 |
| Jan 7 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | Positive | Jan 7 The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-jan-7-idUSL4N29C1C6 | 2020-01-07 |
| SYDNEY Jan 7 Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as a day passed without a new escalation in the Middle East and Wall Street erased early losses to end in the black as tech stocks climbed | Positive | Nikkei bounces 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-attempt-a-rally-as-iran-anxiety-ebbs-idUSL4N29B3D0 | 2020-01-07 |
| MADRID Jan 7 Spanish lawmakers are expected to vote by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as head of a leftwing coalition government | Neutral | item with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/spain-politics/rpt-spains-lawmakers-likely-to-back-sanchez-coalition-in-tight-vote-idUSL8N29B4BK | 2020-01-07 |
| NEW YORK Jan 6 A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss two of the three counts in an indictment accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc | Negative | NEW YORK Jan 6 A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Avenattis bid to dismiss two of the three counts in an indictment accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-crime-avenatti/celebrity-lawyer-avenatti-fails-to-narrow-nike-extortion-indictment-idUSL1N29B0JZ | 2020-01-07 |
| Jan 7 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | Positive | Jan 7 The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/press-digest-nyt/press-digest-new-york-times-business-news-jan-7-idUSL4N29C18E | 2020-01-07 |
| BEIRUT Jan 5 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday he had warned Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani of the risk of assassination and met him in the Lebanese capital Beirut on New Years Day before he was killed in a U.S. attack in Baghdad | Negative | BEIRUT Jan 5 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday he had warned Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani of the risk of assassination and met him in the Lebanese capital Beirut on New Years Day before he was killed in a U.S. attack in Baghdad | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-hezbollah-soleimani/hezbollah-leader-says-he-warned-soleimani-of-assassination-threat-idUSL8N29A0K2 | 2020-01-06 |
| PHNOM PENH Jan 5 At least 24 people were killed and 23 injured after a building in Cambodia collapsed trapping workers under rubble officials said on Sunday | Negative | PHNOM PENH Jan 5 At least 24 people were killed and 23 injured after a building in Cambodia collapsed trapping workers under rubble officials said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/cambodia-collapse/death-toll-rises-to-24-in-cambodia-building-collapse-some-still-trapped-idUSL4N29A00J | 2020-01-05 |
| LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-britain-usa/uks-raab-to-meet-pompeo-in-washington-on-thursday-idUSL8N2990ND | 2020-01-05 |
| JOHANNESBURG Jan 4 South Africas struggling state power firm Eskom said on Saturday it would cut up to 2000 megawatts of electricity from the national grid from 10 p | Negative | JOHANNESBURG Jan 4 South Africas struggling state power firm Eskom said on Saturday it would cut up to 2000 megawatts of electricity from the national grid from 10 p | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/safrica-eskom/south-africas-eskom-says-to-implement-power-cuts-overnight-idUSL8N2990J4 | 2020-01-05 |
| Speakers at the Washington event included actress and activist Jane Fonda who last year was arrested at a climate change protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol | Negative | WASHINGTON Groups of protesters took to the streets in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday to condemn the air strike in Iraq ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Trumps decision to send about 3000 more troops to the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump-protests/american-strike-in-iraq-prompts-anti-war-protests-in-u-s-cities-idUSKBN1Z30N3 | 2020-01-05 |
| Jan 3 Leading linguists gather on Friday to decide whether Americans over the past decade were most affected by movements to end racial or sexual violence cultivate respect for gender fluidity or some other change and how to sum it all up in one word or phrase | Negative | Jan 3 Leading linguists gather on Friday to decide whether Americans over the past decade were most affected by movements to end racial or sexual violence cultivate respect for gender fluidity or some other change and how to sum it all up in one word or phrase | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-word/sum-it-up-u-s-linguists-to-pick-word-of-the-decade-idUSL1N2970WF | 2020-01-05 |
| MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has canceled official trips to India and Japan that were scheduled for the second half of January as he battles a bushfire emergency at home | Negative | MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has canceled official trips to India and Japan that were scheduled for the second half of January as he battles a bushfire emergency at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-australia-bushfires-india/australia-prime-minister-defers-visits-to-india-japan-amid-bushfire-emergency-idUSKBN1Z304C | 2020-01-05 |
| HOUSTON Jan 3 Enbridge Inc will consider refiling its application for federal permits to build a crude export terminal off Freeport Texas if market demand picks up a company spokesman said on Friday | Positive | HOUSTON Jan 3 Enbridge Inc will consider refiling its application for federal permits to build a crude export terminal off Freeport Texas if market demand picks up a company spokesman said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-crude-exports/enbridge-says-it-may-re-file-u-s-permit-application-for-deepwater-oil-terminal-idUSL1N2981LG | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-target/assassinated-iranian-commander-soleimani-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSL1N2980R2 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | Negative | By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-target/update-1-iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSL1N2981GH | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 A U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian commander aimed to disrupt an imminent that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in television interviews on Friday | Negative | more quotes from Pompeo background on air | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-pompeo/update-1-pompeo-says-u-s-strike-on-iranian-commander-in-response-to-imminent-attack-idUSL1N298094 | 2020-01-04 |
| BASRA Iraq Jan 3 U.S. citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday the oil ministry said after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq | Negative | Foreigners leave Basra in relaxed mood witness | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-blast-workers/update-4-u-s-oil-workers-leave-iraq-after-air-strike-on-iranian-leader-idUSL8N2981ZG | 2020-01-04 |
| January 1 2018 Hollywood celebrities launch the Times Up campaign to fight sexual harassment in the workplace | Negative | Harvey Weinstein who transformed the independent film world with awardwinning movies such as Shakespeare in and The English faces criminal sexual assault charges before a jury trial in New York state court to begin next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-fall-timeline/timeline-the-harvey-weinstein-story-from-the-studio-to-the-courtroom-idUSKBN1Z210P | 2020-01-04 |
| Jan 3 Harvey Weinstein who transformed the independent film world with awardwinning movies such as Shakespeare in and The English faces criminal sexual assault charges before a jury trial in New York state court to begin next week | Negative | Jan 3 Harvey Weinstein who transformed the independent film world with awardwinning movies such as Shakespeare in and The English faces criminal sexual assault charges before a jury trial in New York state court to begin next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-harvey-weinstein-fall/timeline-key-events-of-the-rise-and-fall-of-harvey-weinstein-idUSL1N2900ZW | 2020-01-04 |
| FALLUJA Iraq Jan 3 Reports of an attack on Iraqs Ain alAsad air base which hosts U.S. forces in the western Anbar province are false a security source inside the base and a local official at a nearby town said | Negative | 2nd paragraph to say | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-blast-brent/corrected-reports-of-attacks-on-u-s-military-base-in-iraq-are-false-two-sources-idUSS8N27L04H | 2020-01-04 |
| January 17 2019 Benjamin Brafman Weinsteins defense attorney issues statement saying he is quitting without elaborating | Negative | Harvey Weinstein who transformed the independent film world with awardwinning movies such as Shakespeare in and The English faces criminal sexual assault charges before a jury trial in New York state court to begin next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-fall-timeline/timeline-the-harvey-weinstein-story-from-the-studio-to-the-courtroom-idUSKBN1Z210P | 2020-01-04 |
| SAN DIEGO Jan 3 The Federal Reserve could find itself fighting toolow inflation for years to come San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday and may need a new policy framework to lift inflation back up to the Feds goal | Positive | Daly comments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-daly/update-1-fed-may-need-new-approach-to-boost-inflation-daly-says-idUSL1N2981IE | 2020-01-04 |
| January 25 2019 Weinstein appears in court to announce new defense team | Neutral | Harvey Weinstein who transformed the independent film world with awardwinning movies such as Shakespeare in and The English faces criminal sexual assault charges before a jury trial in New York state court to begin next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-fall-timeline/timeline-the-harvey-weinstein-story-from-the-studio-to-the-courtroom-idUSKBN1Z210P | 2020-01-04 |
| The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January after the Democraticallycontrolled House of Representatives voted to impeach him on Dec | Negative | The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January after the Democraticallycontrolled House of Representatives voted to impeach him on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1Z210W | 2020-01-04 |
| MEXICO CITY Jan 3 Mexico has hedged revenues from oil sales for 2020 at an average price of per barrel the finance ministry said on Friday without disclosing the number of barrels covered nor the amount spent on the program | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Jan 3 Mexico has hedged revenues from oil sales for 2020 at an average price of per barrel the finance ministry said on Friday without disclosing the number of barrels covered nor the amount spent on the program | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/mexico-hedge/mexico-concludes-2020-oil-hedge-at-49-per-barrel-finance-ministry-idUSL1N28R1W9 | 2020-01-04 |
| DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | Negative | DUBAI Jan 3 Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message Iranian state media said hours after a Swiss diplomat delivered Washingtons communication over the killing of Iranian Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-swiss-iran/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-again-to-answer-u-s-message-state-media-idUSL8N2983GM | 2020-01-04 |
| SYDNEY Jan 3 Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said he was inclined to cancel an official trip to India planned for this month in order to deal with a bushfire crisis ravaging parts of his country | Negative | SYDNEY Jan 3 Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said he was inclined to cancel an official trip to India planned for this month in order to deal with a bushfire crisis ravaging parts of his country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-bushfires-india/australia-pm-inclined-to-cancel-india-trip-due-to-bushfire-crisis-idUSS9N27S02D | 2020-01-03 |
| Jan 3 Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards helped Iran fight proxy wars across the Middle East by inspiring militias on the battlefield and negotiating with political leaders | Negative | year in para | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iran-security-soleimani/corrected-newsmaker-soleimani-was-irans-celebrity-soldier-spearhead-in-middle-east-idUSL8N298078 | 2020-01-03 |
| But the move had been widely expected ahead of Januarys Lunar New Year holidays and after Premier Li Keqiangs pledge last month to unleash more stimulus | Positive | Dollar index firms slightly offshore yuan flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-snaps-6-day-losing-streak-yuan-shrugs-off-pboc-cash-injection-idUSL8N29714I | 2020-01-03 |
| He was also due to visit Japan from January 16 to 17 but did not mention his intentions on that on Friday | Positive | SYDNEY Jan 3 Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said he was inclined to cancel an official trip to India planned for this month in order to deal with a bushfire crisis ravaging parts of his country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-bushfires-india/australia-pm-inclined-to-cancel-india-trip-due-to-bushfire-crisis-idUSS9N27S02D | 2020-01-03 |
| Jan 2 Stocks across emerging markets began the new year with gains after Chinas central bank eased monetary policy to prop up the countrys slowing economy | Positive | Investors cheer Chinas banks reserve ratios cut | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-stocks-start-2020-with-gains-as-china-eases-policy-idUSL8N2970YV | 2020-01-03 |
| Jan 2 European shares started the new decade on a strong note on Thursday as China further eased monetary policy to prop up the economy with concrete indications of an imminent U.S.China trade deal also lifting the mood | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-markets-cheer-china-policy-easing-trade-progress-idUSL4N29716F | 2020-01-03 |
| LONDON Jan 2 As a new decade begins the first century of the new millennium will already be a fifth over | Neutral | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/apps-legacy-column/column-legacy-of-2010s-will-be-growing-international-and-political-divisions-peter-apps-idUSL8N2951WR | 2020-01-03 |
| Shiraaz Mohamed was captured in January 2017 after travelling to document the suffering of Syrians under war according to South African charity Gift of the Givers | Negative | ANKARA A South African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State three years ago returned home on Thursday with the help of Turkeys intelligence agency a security source in Ankara said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-turkey-safrica/south-african-photographer-kidnapped-in-syria-back-home-source-idUSKBN1Z11E7 | 2020-01-03 |
| Jan 3 The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers | Positive | Jan 3 The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-business/press-digest-british-business-jan-3-idUSL4N29803L | 2020-01-03 |
| Tesla plans to ramp up Model 3 deliveries in January and will double the number of service centers and fast charging stations in China in 2020 its executives have said | Positive | Tesla has said it plans to start delivering cars made at its billion factory in Shanghai to the public on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-china-price/tesla-cuts-price-for-china-made-model-3-vehicles-before-delivery-idUSKBN1Z206A | 2020-01-03 |
| Jan 2 The dollar snapped a sixday losing streak to add 0 | Negative | Dollar index firms slightly offshore yuan flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-snaps-6-day-losing-streak-yuan-shrugs-off-pboc-cash-injection-idUSL8N29714I | 2020-01-03 |
| DUBAI Jan 1 Omans government expects to increase spending this year by to 13 | Neutral | figures details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oman-budget/update-1-oman-2020-budget-projects-modest-rise-in-spending-deficit-at-8-of-gdp-idUSL8N29608E | 2020-01-02 |
| BEIJING Jan 1 Chinas central bank said on Wednesday it was cutting the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves releasing around 800 billion yuan | Positive | BEIJING Jan 1 Chinas central bank said on Wednesday it was cutting the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves releasing around 800 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-rrr-cut/china-cuts-banks-reserve-requirements-again-to-spur-slowing-economy-idUSB9N28L00X | 2020-01-02 |
| BEIJING Jan 1 Chinas central bank said on Wednesday that economic growth remains resilient despite relatively large downward pressure | Positive | BEIJING Jan 1 Chinas central bank said on Wednesday that economic growth remains resilient despite relatively large downward pressure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-cenbank/chinas-central-bank-says-economic-growth-resilient-despite-large-pressure-idUSB9N28L02F | 2020-01-02 |
| BEIRUT Jan 1 Nissan exboss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan | Neutral | BEIRUT Jan 1 Nissan exboss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/renault-nissan-ghosn-presser/nissan-ex-boss-carlos-ghosn-to-hold-press-conference-on-jan-8-lawyer-idUSL8N2960L6 | 2020-01-02 |
| BEIRUT Jan 1 Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanons president after his escape from Japan where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday | Negative | Escape plan evolved over three monthssources close to Ghosn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/ghosn-met-lebanese-president-after-fleeing-japan-sources-idUSL8N2960ES | 2020-01-02 |
| January 1 see you in Victoria people gathered on the waterfront chanted | Neutral | HONG KONG Thousands of Hong Kong revelers welcomed in 2020 on neonlit promenades along the picturesque Victoria Harbour breaking into prodemocracy chants as the clocks struck midnight after more than half a year of often violent unrest | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-rings-in-2020-with-democracy-chants-instead-of-harbor-fireworks-idUSKBN1YZ054 | 2020-01-01 |
| It will hold four public meetings in January to discuss its reports | Positive | WASHINGTON A panel of scientific advisers including several appointed by President Donald Trump says some rollbacks of cleanair and vehicle rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are based on weak scientific analysis and should be revised according to draft reports published on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-science/epa-scientific-panel-says-some-rollbacks-of-key-air-water-rules-at-odds-with-science-idUSKBN1YZ1FA | 2020-01-01 |
| Ble Goudes lawyer in the Netherlands GeertJan Knoops said on Tuesday the Ivorian court had convicted his client on Monday | Neutral | ABIDJAN Charles Ble Goude an ally of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison by a court in Abidjan for his role in the civil war that followed the 2010 presidential election his lawyers said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ivorycoast-justice/ivory-coast-street-militia-leader-sentenced-to-20-years-for-role-in-civil-war-idUSKBN1YZ0S7 | 2020-01-01 |
| 6 billion into the funding market through early January to ensure the financial system operates smoothly over the choppy yearend period | Positive | Dec 31 The cost to borrow in the overnight repo market fell below the U.S. federal funds target range on Tuesday on strong demand for Treasuries to rebalance portfolios at yearend with the Federal Reserve seeing the largest takeup for its reverse repo operation in a year and a half | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-bonds-reverserepo/repo-rates-lowest-since-march-2018-on-collateral-demand-idUSL1N2950O1 | 2020-01-01 |
| If supplies to Belarus remain suspended through January Russian firms may add more cargoes to the loading plan after the New Year holidays | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| Russia halted oil supplies to Belarusian refineries in January 2010 after failing to agree terms for that year | Negative | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| China may have overreached recently said one senior foreign envoy in Taipei describing Xis January speech as effectively Xi campaigning for because of how badly it was received in Taiwan | Negative | BEIJING With just days to go before Taiwans elections its giant neighbor is trying a pushandpull strategy on the island Beijing claims as Chinese territory rattling its saber while trying to coax electors with outwardly friendlier policies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-china/china-rattles-saber-and-offers-friendship-days-before-taiwans-elections-idUSKBN1YZ05Q | 2020-01-01 |
